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Edit: I have retracted this post; it came across in a way that I did not intend it to. Thank you to those of you who explained the response I received.
by Xcelerate 10y ago
Edit: I have retracted this post; it came across in a way that I did not intend it to. Thank you to those of you who explained the response I received.
- Xcelerate 10y agoWhy the downvotes? Did you all read the entirety of my post? As someone who almost never receives downvotes on HN, this is frustrating. Please provide constructive criticism rather than leaving me in the dark.
- unimpressive 10y agoBecause people who try to diagnose other people with disorders out of the DSM over the Internet after a brief interaction with their life are generally considered to be in a state of arrogance.
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- ksenzee 10y agoI downvoted because this is an armchair diagnosis by a non-professional, based on data that wouldn't be enough for a professional to make a diagnosis.
- MAGZine 10y agoWhile it's bad manner to complain about downvotes, you're probably receiving them because your post comes across as speaking from a place of authority ("you have this condition," without any credentials "I am not a psychologist.") Moreover, why does everything have to be a condition? Maybe this person cries more than others. Ok, so what. If they only cried once a week or something, then they probably wouldn't have been compelled to write a post about it. This person's way of working through life events is by an outpouring of emotion, don't be so quick to label and demonize it because they deal with their emotions differently than others.
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- angersock 10y agoUnfortunately, now that you've retracted it, we'll never learn from it one way or the other. :(