[ SECRET POST #3344 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3344 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]


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03.
[The Vision/Wanda Maximoff (Marvel's The Avengers)]


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04.
[New Tricks]


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05.
[One Punch Man]


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06.
[Karen Page, Daredevil (Netflix)]


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07.
[Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything]


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08.
[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D]


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09.
[Good Omens]


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10.
[J.K. Rowling]


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11.
[Ace Attorney 6]


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12.
(Borderlands, Dameon Clarke)













Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 056 secrets from Secret Submission Post #478.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[feotakahari]

At least it's not Snape.

(I used to post on the same site as someone who thought her favorite video game characters were training her to become a superhero. I didn't believe they were real, but she seemed like she was better off with their support than she was when her parents tried to "beat the demons out.")

[nonnymouscawitz]

I can never tell if these people are particularly hilarious trolls, or people in genuine need of mental help, and that worries me and makes me sad.

[(Anonymous)]

Same. But then I thought lb_lee was kidding about the whole multiple personalities thing and when I found out they were serious... wow.

[nonnymouscawitz]

Lb_lee speaks at conventions for mental health and things like that, so I'm inclined to believe them when they talk about their diagnosis, though we view things very differently (But I am not a psychiatrist). But from what they said, they actually do see a therapist and get help. Whereas OP of this secret, if they are not a Tar Season-style troll, does not have any clue that they need help.

[feotakahari]

I consider it a matter of threat management, to themselves and to others. Most people, maybe all people, believe in at least one thing that doesn't exist. If they use that as a weapon, they need to be stopped, and if they hurt themselves, they need to be helped. Nothing in OP's post makes it sound like they're in any distress.

[nonnymouscawitz]

Yes, but this goes beyond 'I believe angels exist' and into 'I believe Angels are speaking to me and I am in a romantic relationship with one.' That's a problem. Sure, they're not in any distress NOW, but the thing about delusions is that they are, by nature, not reliable and not good for you. Their delusions can get worse, and likely will if they're not getting help. (I'm actually pretty sure it's a troll secret,but just in case it's not...)

[(Anonymous)]

Not at the moment. But when you're dealing with someone who (let's say for the sake of argument they're genuine and not a troll) believes they reached the astral plane via meditation and now have an angel as a romantic partner, you cannot know how far their delusions go. Saying that oh well, they don't seem like a danger right this minute is very tolerant of you, but really it's a little too tolerant. It's like saying well, that ten year old is doing a good job of babysitting their 6 month old brother so far, so we should just leave them to it.

[(Anonymous)]

It's not really the same thing at all-- most people who suffer (or, um, don't 'suffer') from delusions are not violent nor will they become violent. The issue isn't OP becoming a danger to others, which is not likely. They might themselves be at risk from others, particularly thanks to the false narrative that too many people believe, about the mentally ill being inherently dangerous/violent (if OP has a mental illness, which... by the very nature of f!s, I'll never know.)


If they are getting by, if they are not in a place where this is causing them problems in other areas of life, then they don't really need psychiatric help at this point. Psychiatric help is mostly for those who aren't functioning as they could/should be, for whatever reasons they have. And if OP is functioning, then psychiatric help might even be the opposite of helpful right now. Like, if you're getting by okay in life and you have some stability/security and your other relationships are going fine and you're happy, there's absolutely no reason to pay someone to confront you about your 'problems'. If OP's life was suffering as a result of the relationship or if people who know them in real life felt like they needed help, that would be one thing, but if it's something that isn't adversely affecting any other part of their life... honestly, the last thing they need is to be called out as crazy when they have everything under control.


To be honest, my biggest problem with OP's secret is that they don't enjoy the novel itself as much as I do.

[(Anonymous)]

What "conventions for mental health" would these be, then? Sorry, but I'm highly skeptical. A lot of people talk earnestly about their supposed diagnosis because they truly believe it even if it's not supported by any actual medical professional. That doesn't make it legit.

[nonnymouscawitz]

No there are actually photographs of Lb_lee speaking at panels. I googled them. Lb_lee exists and publicly speaks at events about their diagnosis.

[(Anonymous)]

All I see are comic conventions, where they're pubicly speaking about the diagnosis in the context of the mental health comic they make. That's not quite the same thing a convention with healthcare professionals.

[nonnymouscawitz]

Two minutes of googling later, I found that they also spoke at the "Ivory Garden Trauma and Dissociation Conference."

[(Anonymous)]

ditto