system
A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
&gt; People with FD tend to be women aged 20 to 40 years and employed in medical fields, such as nursing or medical technology. Persons with chronic FD (Munchausen's syndrome) tend to be unmarried, middle-aged men who are estranged from their families.

Interesting, seems like the women want to take on the role of the sick instead of the caretaker. The men sound more lonely.
gpt
Possibly, or maybe just the mental stress of being a nurse fucks with their head so they seek attention by becoming the only type of person that they regularly see getting attention: patients.