Woman Suspects Mother-in-Law is ‘Faking’ Vertigo

One woman believes her mother-in-law is “faking” her dizzy spells in a desperate bid for attention — and she’s not sympathetic.

In a post shared to Reddit, the anonymous woman writes that she and her husband hadn’t seen his mother recently, but during a recent visit, she appeared to be “faking a case of vertigo.”

“I have never experienced vertigo… so anyone who has… please enlighten me if I am downplaying it and it really is serious,” she writes.

The situation came to a head recently when the couple was on their way to spend a weekend away and her husband received a message that his mother was “rushed to the hospital the AFTERNOON before with a mild case of vertigo.”

“Strange that he was only told about it the next day at 12pm when his parents contact him at least 3-4 times a day in a normal day and it happened at 4pm,” she adds.

Now, a week later, the woman does not appear to be getting any better.

“She has cried to my husband and requested he come over for lunch during his work day (his work is 10 minutes from his parents and we live over an hour away),” she writes. “She has said ‘this is the worst thing to ever have.’ I have never had vertigo… I have spoken to some family members who have and they say it’s just dizziness and some nausea.”

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She continues: “Now today my husband asks if they can come for a visit on Sunday. We live an hour away. Would an hour car ride be tolerable when you are suffering from vertigo? I have a 2 year old and a 4 month old… am I crazy to say she shouldn’t be holding either of them if she is still suffering so so badly, especially in case she falls.”

The woman ends her post by speculating that her mother-in-law “is exaggerating to get attention from her beloved son who doesn’t give her his full attention anymore.”

“How would you approach this situation. Clearly I am not a fan AT ALL,” she adds.

Other Reddit users are offering their takes, with many agreeing that the woman might be exaggerating her symptoms.

Writes one commenter: “I have chronic vertigo. When I have a flare up –I don’t travel in the car as it makes it worse. I rest in bed as much as possible as it makes me nauseous and walking around makes it worse. I have meds I take to help but it isn’t perfect. I definitely would not be going to other peoples houses nor would I hold a baby. She is acting way over the top for your husband’s attention.”