PTSD and depression come with their own unusual ramifications, as does being parented by someone with Munchausen - there is no quick and easy fix for such a situation but that isn't what you're looking for. You have found a solution. There are people commenting in this comments section who have similar things going on - but that's not really what this article is about - weaponised anxiety is exactly what it's about. Defensive subjectivity. The inability to challenge someone's grandiose displays of fragility, particularly when it is evident there is no real underlying issue. We must be very careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater, but these people do a huge disservice to those genuinely struggling under the weight of very poor mental health and who have no choice but to continue to work to breaking point.