[2022] I need to make something abundantly clear (Serious talk time)

Just about eleven hours ago as of writing this (yesterday), I received a message from RedditCareResources. Apparently somebody reached out to them concerned that I am depressed and suicidal.

This message doesn't tell me who contacted them, but considering that this is the only subreddit I regularly post in (or even post in at all) I have to assume it was someone here. You know who you are.

I need to post this topic because I don't understand the rationale behind this. What exactly makes someone think I'm depressed? Is it because I comment here regularly? Is it because I always seem to be negative about ideas? I don't really know, so again I can only assume.

Regardless of whether or not this is the case, I need to make something abundantly clear (and this has been on my mind for a while now); Frequenting the subreddit for my favorite game does not make me depressed. Being negative on idea posts does not make me depressed. It also doesn't make me a troll.

I need to explain this because it feels like this goes over the heads of a lot of people both here and on the steam forums, where I also frequently offer feedback on suggestions. Yes, feedback. I speak rather bluntly, and often my comments can come across as a bit standoffish, but that's never my intention. Sure, there's a tone issue, but tone in a pure-text medium seems to me like something that's too tough to properly consider beyond the basics.

I am a game designer at heart - and I know full well that there are flaws in every idea. It's impossible to have a perfect idea. I bring up these flaws mainly to spark discussion - not to quash it. If you refuse to address the flaws in your idea then you end up with a flawed idea. You'll notice that I don't often flat out say that it's a bad idea - I just point out the flaws. Discussing these flaws should ultimately lead to a better idea, a better suggestion.

I also often seem negative because any discussion - feedback or otherwise - needs two sides. I step in to play the devil's advocate because I both like talking about game design and know that the discussion needs someone in the Against position before it can really begin - again, this is to spark discussion, not quash it. A small part of me also hopes that these discussions might give people a better idea of how much thought goes into game design, to both appreciate the field more and perhaps think over their suggestions a bit before posting something completely stupid like a suggestion to add an open world survival mode.

What I'm seeing more and more of lately both here and (to a far greater extent) on the steam forums is the lack of ability to take criticism, and I feel like this depression report might just be another extension of that; some person annoyed that someone pointed out that their idea isn't perfect (because no idea is) and is trying to get back at me via calling me depressed - because what emotionally secure person would ever engage in a realistic game design discussion? On the chance that I'm wrong though, I need to post this even more because it needs to be clear to everyone that bringing up the flaws in the idea is not pessimistic, depressed, or suicidal behavior. It's basic game design.