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No offense if this is real, but I have a hard time believing this is not a troll. It reads like one of Philip K. Dick's rejected short stories. Even if it is re
by maxawaytoolong 16y ago
No offense if this is real, but I have a hard time believing this is not a troll. It reads like one of Philip K. Dick's rejected short stories. Even if it is real, I don't believe that HN is an appropriate forum. You should see a therapist but maybe also send your story to Malcolm Gladwell or one of those other essayists who write New Yorker articles about people with interesting neuroses.
- michael_dorfman 16y agoThat's a remarkably uncharitable response. I agree that asking HNers for psychological advice is not a great idea, and that's why my advice was basically "Stick with your psychologist." However: the symptoms described were not at all like a rejected PKD story, but rather, were quite exemplary for OCD. The OP is obviously troubled; treating him glibly ("send yourr story to Malcolm Gladwell...") when he is crying out for help, even in the wrong place, just seems cruel.