That being said: @o_e_l_e_o:
the Goldwater Rule "prohibits psychiatrists from offering opinions on someone they have not personally evaluated" (quoted from
source).
You may not be a psychiatrist, but I think the same ethical principle applies.
You are absolutely right. I was very deliberate in my wording that I had not had a one-to-one consultation with Alia (a consultation in which she would be unlikely to be honest, and one that I have no desire to provide), and this was a suggestion and not a
diagnosis, however I could have been clearer and stated that outright. My apologies.