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Take a look at these hooves!

Now, before you write a strongly-worded post about what Starlight did, take a good, close look at the first .

@Background Pony #9A30  

 
I don’t know how much this is supposed to just be a joke, versus being a realistic depiction of a mental problem. But people with depression, anxiety, “imposter syndrome” (or what have you) will fixate on negative thoughts and overlook any evidence to the contrary (unless they know about their problem and make a conscious effort to counteract the negativity). So Twi’s being irrational by fixating on “No stallion could possibly be attracted to me” while ignoring that at least one stallion actually was–but that’s the sort of irrationality that real people fall into all the time. And it’s not that far removed from how Twi acted in the original show. For the first three seasons or so, in spite of all her accomplishments, she suffered under the fear that she was just one screw-up away from losing all her friends and getting sent back to Magic Kindergarten.
 
And if Twi (or her depression/anxiety) is really determined to feel bad about herself, then just reminding her of Greg won’t be enough. It’d be too easy for her to twist that relationship into another reason to mentally beat herself up. “No stallions could ever be attracted to me, except for one… and I drove him away! I’m ugly and stupid!” Or “My only boyfriend was a long-distance relationship. Even the stallions who say they like me, can’t stand to be around me for too long!”