&gt; <i>Has this place suddenly turned into the Dr. Phil show ?</i><p>Please don&#x27;t post dismissive comments to HN.<p>There&#x27;s a place for the occasional personal article like this on Hacker News. For one thing, it provides a thread where people can compare their own experiences. Struggles with what the author calls intrusive thoughts are common to many of us here.<p>Obviously the subject is not to everyone&#x27;s taste, but what is?