a brief self-diagnosis. (from the perspective of a psychoanalyst.)

Patient adopts the persona
of a hyper-rational intellect,
but uses intellectualization
to mask an unstable emotional
inner-life caused by childhood
trauma.

Complications with social
integration due to deep rooted
feelings of inferiority and
diminished sense of self worth
leading to a nihilistic outlook
highlighted by self-destructive
impulses.
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Most Probable Prognosis:

van gogh. hemingway. cobain.
plath. sexton.crane. thompson.
de nerval. woolf. koestler. mayakovsky.
etc. (etc.)etc.(etc.)