I was hoping some more experienced RP'ers could weigh in on this as I've noticed this in a lot of the posts here recently.

There seems to be a trend of people making posts about girls who have a history of "being broken/ depressed/ having self-esteem issues". Now I understand each person is fucked up in their own way, but after finding TRP and learning not to believe everything a woman says as gospel truth, it got me wondering how many of these stories are actually real and how you can actually tell if they are.

This is not to say that some people don't have real problems. It's just that for many people new to TRP (myself included), one of the biggest challenges is letting go of beta tendencies, specifically helping women/ coming to their rescue with "no expectation of reward" - even though you secretly hope the help you give will get you in her pants. As we all know, women will often try to ensnare a BB by appealing to his feelz. Which makes me wonder if as many of these girls are truly as fucked up as they say they are or if this is just their way of allowing them to establish the frame of the relationship/ interaction?

I guess what I'm trying to ask is how do you see through the bullshit? The way I see it, a girl who is actually damaged would be more reluctant to talk about it as opposed to those girls who can't wait to tell you what a difficult life they've had. But what are some other ways to more effectively screen the girls who are actually broken vs the ones who are just trying to tie you down by appealing to your sympathy? Or is this just another case of AWALT?

Thoughts?