“Deception Unraveled: The Shocking Truth Behind a 9-Month Pregnancy Hoax!”
Scroll down to find the full story and a conversation with perinatal mental health treatment specialist and founder of Shameless Mama Wellness, Marilyn Cross Coleman, LCSW, PMH-C, who kindly agreed to tell us more about faking a pregnancy after pregnancy loss.
Losing a pregnancy can be beyond devastating
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When it happened to this woman, she continued faking the pregnancy without anyone knowing
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“Her pregnancy may continue to feel real in her mind”
“Pregnancy loss can leave a great void for a woman, faking that pregnancy then becomes a coping strategy for filling that void,” explains perinatal mental health treatment specialist and founder of Shameless Mama Wellness, Marilyn Cross Coleman, LCSW, PMH-C. “It may take some time for a woman to fully accept that the child in whom she placed her hopes and dreams is no longer with her. Her pregnancy may continue to feel real in her mind.”
A response to a traumatic experience is unique to everyone and might not always seem rational to others. But it’s a natural human reaction to abnormal life experiences and unbearably painful circumstances. “The grief a woman experiences may be complex, and this may make her behavior confusing to others. Denial is often very powerful, and when our mind cannot accept the reality of our circumstance, it simply denies that reality,” says Coleman to Bored Panda.
