Comments by "JLH" (@Kyarrix) on "How I Learned to Live with Borderline Personality Disorder | NYT Opinion" video.

This might come across as unkind but the video seemed unnecessarily melodramatic. Not the underlying story but the way it was recounted. I should be feeling empathy but instead I found myself thinking "tone it down a little please." I recognize that the emotions are almost certainly real but the word choice and the overly emotive style did not resonate. This is unfortunate because I think it is an important story and it would have been better if it had been told in a way that didn't cause at least some of the viewers to feel the way I did. Part of it is the editing, the music choice, the tone of voice of the person speaking, the cadence. It is possible to convey emotion without veering into hushed melodrama. Less can be more. Something to consider.
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@anenglishmanplusamerican7107 Thank you, I appreciate the agreement. I debated posting that comment because it felt unkind but I thought in the end it might be worthwhile. I doubt they will look at it or weigh it but I still felt it worth the time to post.
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@ladypoetess This is a perceptive comment and you are probably right. That unfortunately doesn't change the fact that it was difficult to watch. I think they could have conveyed the intensity of it without being so heavy-handed. If your audience is rolling their eyes rather than empathizing you aren't accomplishing your goal. Or maybe you are? It was everything, the choice of music, word choice, tone, it all veered into melodramatic territory. For me that detracts from real empathy.
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@gretchenpike4990 sorry, I don't entirely understand what you mean. Do you think they missed the mark? Someone else pointed out that they could have used that style intentionally to convey how they were feeling and I understand that but I still think the style missed the mark a little for me.
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