I would never diagnose her with anything, I am a software developer not a doctor. It just points me in the way of some research for possible things we could talk to a doctor about.
What kind of legitimate uses are there for something like this? This is not a sarcastic question. It seems like an obvious spam magnet, but if people are using it legitimately wouldn't their sources already be providing an API or RSS key?
I would think that's a really hard thing to pin down with numbers. I'm guessing if my wife of 17 years is any indication, it is rather difficult for people to get past a certain point because of the high energy and then anxiety that comes up. But there will always be a core group of friends that will stick through the ups and downs because of how empathic and caring the person is.
When I first saw this headline I thought oh no, have we created another "syndrome"? But after reading it I realize this is probably what my wife has.
in the last 17 years I've noticed all of these traits over and over. She's extremely nice, friendly and approachable to the point where she's not only vulnerable but people have said it's "annoying". She is constantly reaching out, talking and being extremely friendly with people everywhere despite having HUGE issues with anxiety.
She has some learning disabilities and issues and works in healthcare where she is in a unique position because of her personality. She's unable to learn or retain certain things beyond a base knowledge developed over the last 10 years or so. She struggles with charts and paperwork and hasn't been able to move up beyond a certain level. She rarely makes mistakes but also doesn't take any risks with patients and doesn't do a lot of critical care.
But the reason she hasn't been fired is quite simply because there would probably be a revolt where she works. She is absolutely LOVED by the residents of the facility, her coworkers and even management. She's a "ray of light" that comes in and cheers everyone up no matter what and I honestly think if it came down to it they'd pay her just to come in talk to people if they had to.
It's one of the things I fell in love with so long ago that makes the downsides (frequent anxiety, OCD, over engagement etc) so much much worth it. It's very hard to be in a bad mood around her.
I'm glad to have found this article and it even inspired me to create an account just to post about this. It was eerie reading this article describing my wife... even the "buzzing bee" thing. Absolutely intolerable to her. Clicks, noises, things like that create great anxiety. But get her into a crowd of people and she'll be talking, relating and stealing the show.
I'm definitely going to do some more research into this.