All this reminds me of a woman who is delusional and wants to convince her surroundings that she's really pregnant. She concentrated so much on her body trying to make out typical symptoms of pregnancy to a degree that she is falsely convinced of being pregnant. The morning sickness, the mood swings, etc
When her belly fails to develop a bump she blames it on her doctor that he miscalculated her due date.
The more time passes the more desperate she gets about her womb remaining flat. So she starts using cussions to fake a baby bump.
This is the point where the GB is at now.. more and more desperate