People who are in need of help may not have much agency to spare. E.g., The notion of Spoon Theory comes from someone with lupus, but you'll often see people with mental illness discussing it online: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine...

And I think there are things between censorship and featuring anything that sounds sensational. One of the primary criticisms of mainstream science journalism is that it will take one recent study and focus on it excessively, giving readers a false impression. The same concern on Wikipedia is known as "undue weight": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_vie...

I don't think HN is above criticism on this.

One doesn't have to go into detail when merely scheduling an appointment with a non-therapist. In fact, that would be the makings of a HIPPA nightmare.