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> Are you really going to try and tell me that a thread called "I hate ME." isn't in some round-about way a cry for attention?

Is a cry for attention bad?

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Is this a red herring?

No, it's not "bad" because nothing in this universe is good or bad. But it's another way that she is hiding her painful feelings instead of paying attention to them and embracing them.

All these ((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))) are really hurting her progress, not helping it, even if the intention is in the right place.