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Perhaps that was just his way of coping. I try to joke about mine, because it makes me feel better about having the problem in the first place. It's hard to deal with it when people bully me for it. I also feel better when I talk about it in general, especially if someone else knows what I'm going through either by experience, association, or study.
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Begging for sympathy isn't exactly a positive approach. It isn't just wanting attention though but I'll spare you the details. Trust me, it isn't positive that he is using it as a cope method.

But you aren't joking about it in here. You are bringing it up when advised to ignore harassment online and it looks like you are trying to use it to make people feel sorry for you (especially your harassers). It feels forced and unnecessary.