And at melissa.recovering... HAHAHAHAH!! You're not totally off base there!
But I don't think he needs to stop posting, either, as what is therapeutic is simply that... But I have to agree. I mean, there are times EVERYONE needs a little assurance, especially when you're trying to figure yourself out. When I'm manic, I admit, I do tend to obsess over it & even get concerned that I fit the profile of a serial killer. When I'm not, it's just there, just as important as the colour of my eyes. No paranoia about it...
So there's definitely a definable line between trying to figure yourself out & wanting others to have you figured out. And if you need other's assurance, well, I'm not sure where the line blurs between autonomy & psychopathy myself. But there has to be one somewhere.
More often than not, between my bipolar altering my moods & having such a low emotional capacity, it's sometimes as if it's not even there. So I tend to doubt that there's anything in fact wrong at all... Until I get into trouble, that is. :P

One thing I do like about these posts, however, is the philosophical implications. I like being able to think about psychological threshholds.