I'm somewhat new, but not really I've been reading along for awhile. Personally, I think if someone is in a really rough state and just wants support/validatiom, they should state that. Otherwise, if you post something, you are opening up yourself to other peoples opinion. That's life, sorry. (Now, if someone is just being unkind or hateful that's different. For example, "you are stupid for what you said." ) I don't always agree with the people that reply to my posts, but that's okay. If they are dead wrong, I understand they can't understand my situation from a simple post. As far as diagnosing, if someone posts saying do you think I have such and such? I think it is reasonable for a person to say it sounds like you do or don't; although, they shouldn't claim to have a definitive answer. It would a problem if the replies were coming from someone who claimed to be a mental health expert, but they're not. Just my two cents.