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Lumifer comments on Open Thread, May 5 - 11, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 08 May 2014 02:50:59PM 0 points [-]

Do you mean "reasons" or do you mean "rational reasons"?

The opinion of someone who does have a mental disorder on whether treatment will help or is needed, that opinion is... suspect.

Comment author: mare-of-night 09 May 2014 05:31:11AM 0 points [-]

In this context, they don't have to be good reasons - my point was that a self diagnosis doesn't necessarily disagree with what a doctor would say if asked.