Gypsy Rose Blanchard Says Mom Dee Dee Blanchard Was ‘Like an Addict’ Who Needed Help

Gypsy Rose Blanchard opened up to People magazine about her mother's alleged Munchausen syndrome by proxy (a mental illness and a form of child abuse in which parents fabricate illnesses to gain sympathy), saying, “I really, really need to tell the truth.'' I'm trying to understand.” A place of forgiveness for her, myself, and the situation. ” Dee Dee Blanchard convinced people that her daughter had a number of medical issues but it wasn't real, so Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her then-boyfriend Nick Godejohn began planning to murder her daughter. Gypsy Rose Blanchard was released on parole last week after serving eight years of a 10-year sentence for stabbing her mother to death in 2015. “Maybe it's like a compulsive addict, and it wasn't consciously malicious. And I think it helps me cope and come to terms with what happened. '' she said of the treatment she received from her mother. “I really feel like it could have been psychological. If she had been able to get therapy — she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia at a younger age and was on medication for that.” She didn't…Maybe if she had. If she had taken her medication, maybe things would have been different.” Her story will be featured on Lifetime's next show will be Gypsy Rose Blanchard's prison confessions It will be broadcast from January 5th.