I regularly make knee-jerk comments on HN that I delete a minute later. Something therapeutic about it.

My comment isn't one I wanted on my "record". You responded to it and I saw your response before deleting my comment. What's the harm? It's obvious I removed my comment.

I'm really curious about this. Doesn't it feel selfish to you to subject the public to your internal anxieties? It's the same reason I don't unload on everyone around me.

EDIT: I'm not trying to dunk on you. You're being honest so thanks for that.