Unpopular Stormlight Archive opinion

The fact that every. single. time. I say I don’t like Kaladin people downvote me and demand explanations would indicate that yes, people do feel a need to defend this non-existent character.

You asked me why I disliked the character, then sent me a post essentially telling me that my personal reasons were wrong because they don’t just apply to me, something that I had acknowledged in my post. That is invalidating.

Your phraseology, intentionally or not, implied that I do not have to ‘live with’ my depression, which I do. I’ve come across that before, and it’s usually misogynistic. I apologize for assuming so if your intent was not to minimize the effect. PMDD is rare and many people shove it under the rug or minimize it or refuse to even acknowledge that it’s more than PMS. And there are no medications or psychological treatments geared toward it. (All treatments for depression assume it lasts longer than 7-10 days at a time.)

And it’s not ‘hopefully will be gone forever.’ PMDD is caused by hormonal fluctuations prior to menstruation. It is a purely medical form of depression than can only effect biological females. It begins at puberty and continues - usually worsening - throughout the reproductive years. It is almost impossible to diagnose prior to menstrual stabilization, which may not happen until mid-twenties. Since women eventually stop menstruating, at that point symptoms cease.

Oh, and your previous response kept me awake for hours in extreme distress. If you want me to be in a better mood, talk to me in a week when I’m not borderline suicidal.

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