[localhost3000]

you insulted the OP twice in your first two sentences. then you said that depression is "table stakes"...after that, it's extremely hard for the rest of your long and well-written comment to be taken seriously. just an observation.

[nhangen]

If being honest and truthful is an insult, then there's nothing I can do about that. I'm insulted by his attempts to get into my head without actually understanding what makes it tick. His comment was extremely presumptuous.

[enraged_camel]

>>If being honest and truthful is an insult, then there's nothing I can do about that.

But in your post you say:

>>The path is not masochistic or narcissistic. In fact, I take offense to that.