[quote]In order to be handicapped you have to be able to prove a disability. Declaring online that you are disabled in some way doesn’t really accomplish that… so I don’t know why you’re applying that label in this case. Having a true diagnosis and getting the proper treatments for said diagnosis is one thing. Self diagnosing and asking people to go along with that diagnosis in the basis of your own non medical opinion…. No thanks. I think most people just don’t buy into self diagnosis. My mom and her side of the family has manic depression and my dad has paranoid schizophrenia. Some play sports. Some play video games. Some are bed ridden. All ranges of age groups. But one thing I can assure you… none of them post online and tell complete strangers about their life struggles.[/quote] While I could provide one, does OP and everyone has to have a doctor’s note now? 🙄 I thought it was “innocent until proven guilty”? I have no reason not to believe the guy’s story. Until I do, I’ll assume it’s real. And if it turns out it is, the points still stand. Both OP’s and mine. I’m going to assume you’re speaking from ignorance (not a bad thing, just means uninformed) and inexperience as opposed to arrogance. Please allow me an opportunity to clarify. Speaking as one who HAS been officially diagnosed with multiple mental issues and is in therapy, I can say there’s multiple elements in the story that resonate. As you didn’t say you had any issues, just your family (which, agree or disagree, I’m sincerely sorry to hear), I wouldn’t expect you to get it. That’s fine, I hope you stay well. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. With that in mind, and regarding your statement about your family: “none of them post online and tell complete strangers about their life struggles…”. Your family fortunately had each other or professional help. Which I’m glad for. But not everyone does, I didn’t used to. And in fact most people experiencing mental illness either DONT or don’t think they do (thanks in large part to statements like the person I was responding to, your statement, and that other person who commented if they were backing you.) If anything, that he posted it here [b][i][u]backs up[/u][/i][/b] the things said. If you read the story, it sounds like he had no one in “real life” to talk to. Couldn’t afford it, peeps didn’t care, etc… It’s a pretty common theme with mental issues. Sadly common. Side note: I went through some stuff last few years. Especially within the last year. Look up my GT - “Ericnydd” or (Spyder-_Z_-Prime on PSN) for hours played. You want escapism? Well there’s some. Hell, look at level reached last season when I could barely move from the couch. Quick Hint: Top 1% in D2. Though much of my issues were lifelong I had other outlets. But then those started to slide, you can see with hours played on D1. Top 2% I believe. Do you think that’s healthy? Don’t you think I’d rather be out doing stuff with real friends? Chasing goals and dreams? Anything but sitting in front of a screen pretending my real life issues are another life away?!? I [b][i][u]would[/u][/i][/b] rather be doing all that! But at [b][i][u]least[/u][/i][/b] I have this as opposed to a padded cell or sitting in my dark bedroom wondering if “today is the day”. A little back story for ya: I live in the USA. Where healthcare is crap, expensive, and a diagnosis of a mental illness or disease of any kind can pretty much mean you’re financially screwed for the foreseeable future. Or medically screwed. Either way and/or both ways, I was potentially screwed. So I did my best to act “normal” and not be diagnosed with anything. Into my 40’s I denied that the child abuse and other things I had gone through had any affect on me. That was until it got to the point where if I didn’t get help, that was it for me. “Guardian Down”. The stitches were coming undone and nothing I did to stop it in the past worked any more. But I lucked out big time and was able to be included on my wife’s decent medical insurance. Got diagnosed: PTSD, C-PTSD (from childhood and later issues but C-PTSD isn’t yet recognized in the States for multiple reasons), unrealized ADHD with co-morbidities of Major Depressive Disorder and Acute Anxiety Syndrome, along with a few other things that were just plain nifty… In other words I was in mental hell. I had no logical reason to be. Life was ok, wife, house, dog, food on the table, etc… But I was declining all the same. Silver lining though, I think we’ve finally honed in on much of the core of it. I’m starting some new therapies soon. While I’m still on D2, you’ll notice that my time played has diminished. I’m not on as much because I’m starting to get my life back together. Anyway… End rant. Sorry. Sensitive subject. I don’t even know why I bothered with all that. In the end, believe what you want. What you believe changes nothing for me. Best of luck.

Well said. I thought the guy came across like an ignorant moron too.