One could fake having a specific mental illness, but could not fake being mentally ill in general because faking a mental illness is a pretty mentally ill thing to do.

In this TED talk, I will. . .

Women want me. Fish fear me. Fish want me. Women fear me. Women are fish, fish are fish. Phylogenetically, all vertebrates are fish.

This feels as good a first post as any.
I won the best drag beard over the weekend!