there's a lot to reflect upon re: the fact that there's a mental illness where you don't have a mental illness, but you want to have a mental illness so bad that you have a mental illness. there is a dark humor to it. kinda monty python-esque 
[monty python sketch]
"i'm sick!"
"no you're not"
"yes I am!"
"alright, you're sick with the sickness of wanting to be sick"
"no I'm not!"
"yes you are!"
"maybe I need more treatment then!"
"no you don't"
"yes I do!"
"well, maybe you do"
"no I don't!"
"i'm sick!"
"no you're not"
"yes I am!"
"alright, you're sick with the sickness of wanting to be sick"
"no I'm not!"
"yes you are!"
"maybe I need more treatment then!"
"no you don't"
"yes I do!"
"well, maybe you do"
"no I don't!"
"I want to be tested for this long list of illnesses that I think have."
"Would you like to also be tested for the illness of thinking that you have a long list of illnesses?"
"No! how could you possibly suggest that."
"well, I must consider every possibility."
"no you mustn't!"
"Would you like to also be tested for the illness of thinking that you have a long list of illnesses?"
"No! how could you possibly suggest that."
"well, I must consider every possibility."
"no you mustn't!"
what if someone were utterly convinced that they had munchausen syndrome 🤔
