I realize this reply is late to the thread, but I need to say this.

I have schizoaffective disorder. One of my issues is distrust. I fight that every single day of my life. I had seen your earlier posts and then saw how you were posting in a nonsensical syntax. I was suspicious, but told myself that something must've happened to cause this change. That I need to not be so schizzy about stuff. This has been a healing place for me and the first place I feel like I can be me. So I suspended my distrust, so much so that, when you said you had autism (as opposed to a brain injury or DID), I told myself that I must've confused your earlier posts with someone else's. I still had some suspicions, but kept telling myself that this was a safe place for me.

I felt horrible and stupid when I couldn't understand your writings. When you made a post about being angry at people for not understanding you, I felt incredibly guilty. So I started trying to make sure to give hugs when I didn't understand because ii know what it's like to not have people understand what you're trying to get across.

While I am well aware that people lie on the internet, I thought that this was a safe place. That I could learn to trust people as genuine and hopefully carry that trust out into the real world. I know that you're not the first hoaxter here. I just want to be able to trust.

When people with severe mental illness try to justify why they're on disability, "outsiders" point to fakers as the rule rather than the exception.

I'm hurting so badly right now.

I don't doubt that you have serious mental issues. I'm trying to remember that as I continue to process your confession. I hope you are getting help with dealing with your issues.

I think it was incredibly brave to come out and tell the truth.