@xpax, you're so right. Major clinical depression crashes do not have to make sense. They can really skew things, fogging clear sight. I can understand the reaction to seeing an avatar with a dog and beside it, responses in the hundreds. Then, upon closer examination, one notices things like the discussion may have been started 4, 5, or more years ago. And also to see that there are discussions without pictures or animals that have thousands of replies.

Xpax, I'm glad you spoke your truth and what you saw and felt at the moment. That gave me, for one, the opportunity to reach out and reply. I'm also confident others will join in.

Now, speaking of profile pictures, your picture looks to be charcoal sketch. Is it a portrait? A self portrait? Are you the artist?

If yes, I invite you to also join this discussion with fellow artists.
- Art for Healing https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/art-for-healing/

Yep,
I'm another "Dog" person here. I wonder if "Dog" Pic draws you in as opposed to no "pic"? Maybe it's time to borrow any ole' "Dog" picture.

PS, I've dealt a bunch of diagnosis since the 1990's, and the letters are OCD, ADHD, and Depression. So of course I can't know exactly what you are dealing with, I certainly have an idea. So IF you want reach-out, I get notices Monday's, each week.
Allan