"Sickened" is a memoir by Julie Gregory, first published in 2003. The book recounts Gregory's childhood growing up in a dysfunctional and abusive family in rural Ohio. Specifically, the book focuses on Gregory's relationship with her mother, who claimed that Gregory suffered from a rare and life-threatening disease called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) and subjected her to a series of unnecessary and often painful medical treatments. As Gregory grows older and begins to question her mother's behavior, she becomes increasingly determined to expose the truth about her past and break free from her mother's control. With its raw and emotional portrayal of a family in crisis, "Sickened" offers a harrowing but ultimately uplifting story of survival and self-discovery. The book has been praised for its candid and unflinching approach to a difficult subject, and has been widely recognized as an important contribution to the literature of mental health and child abuse.
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