QED.
(oh, sorry, there i go again quoting Latin... being smart and well read is now a mental illness... so it goes)
you specifically said "You almost certainly need to seek psychiatric care."
that sounds like you're pretending to be a medical doctor and clearly diagnosing me. and in-patient psychiatric care is an even bigger logic leap for you to take without even knowing anything about me. in-patient care is for the extreme cases of mental illness for people who present imminent threats of harm to themselves or others or who are catatonic or physically incapacitated. the vast majority of people with mental illnesses can function in day to day society and only need help with managing their illness. but you immediately lumped me in with the former group of extreme mentally ill patients, not the latter.
you don't know me. next time when you think you're doing the Internet a favor and telling someone living in extreme circumstances that they are "certainly" mentally ill, well, you should resist the urge to spew your worthless opinions on the Internet and conserve the electrons and close the tab without replying.
Likewise I stated I'm not a medical professional at the very start of this conversation, yet you continue with the narrative that I'm somehow pretending to be one. You're shadow boxing with straw men here.
You claimed to have a power level you're hiding from normal people.
That ain't well dude, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that. Get help if you can.
That person wasn't a troll. They were actually trying to help you.
Yes, their advice was somewhat callous.
>why did you feel the need to even say that?
Because you created this thread asking for help.
Sometimes people in certain mental states aren't even aware they're in them, because being in that state blinds them from seeing that there's anything wrong in the first place.
The post you deleted included:
Likewise in your reply here, you immediately launched into a screed declaring me a terrible human being, part of the societal-level problem, and proceeded to rail against "Big Govt".I'm not offended, nor am I out to get you. What I'm saying is, none of that is remotely healthy—let alone conducive to solving your immediate problems. You almost certainly need to seek psychiatric care.
There's no shame or stigma in it, and there's plenty of developers here on HN that are gainfully employed with successful careers only because they're on medication.
>and what do you think those links to city services provide?
At best, what they say they do. I know the system sucks and I'm sorry it isn't better.
Either way, I wish you the best.