Re: jason t/bruce b
Jason, doctor-patient privacy only extends to a certain point. We are required to report if we think the patient is going to kill people, or has been killing people. The safety of other lives supersedes privacy. I told Dick the truth because I believed that knowledge could help Dick potentially save lives by appealing to you while in Carnage. I didn't tell him in a cavalier way, and it wasn't an easy decision. Carnage was partially my responsibility, and I've been held accountable for my part in it. I never wanted to violate your trust, and I regret hurting you this way. I'm sorry.
I'm not a hero, and honestly, I'm barely a doctor. I have medical know-how and a degree, but my career was in scientific research. People have used me here in that area for emergency, but I've made the decision to stop providing medical advice and direct people to real doctors. Like you said, I'm not a very good one, there's a reason I never went to a hospital.
You don't have to trust me, and I'll work to build on that again, because you're important to me and I don't want this chasm between us. I can promise you when it comes to suicide, that's something I will never report to other people. I've tried to commit suicide six times, all of them unsuccessful. I've thought about it many times since coming here, and it's still on my mind now. So it's a topic I take seriously, and it's not something I'dd discuss with anyone else. But if you can't talk to me, you should talk to someone, because this isn't something you can simply push away forever.