I was claiming he was using a defense mechanism, not you. Anyway, I'm certainly not trying to spread anxiety. I'm trying to let people know how this exam went for myself and for a few others. My exam was very odd and not even remotely what I expected. If that causes anxiety, then the alternative is lying to people. I wrote up a separate post of my experience and the types of questions they ask. Everyone here is intelligent enough to recognize that one person's experience does not represent another's exactly. Some people get absolutely killer exams and others get pretty mild exams with relatively few curveballs. Everything needs to be represented, and maybe my posts gave you anxiety, but I put them in context and provided an overview of my test and why it felt so difficult. I don't see how that would do anything but help you on test day. If you want to hear how easy the exam is and how it's just like UWorld and everything you've done before, there are plenty of posts here saying that. However, most people I've talked to, hardcore gunners included, thought it was at least not what they expected.
As for the NBME thing, I was entertaining the possibility that he could have potentially cheated on NBMEs. It's unlikely, but you raised suspicions so I yielded that maybe it's possible. I still think it's unlikely, and that the real explanation is that he got an exam that way overemphasized his weaknesses and that caused him to freak out on test day and bomb the thing. He is a real person, and it kind of stinks to see him going through this and having people on the internet dismissing the possibility of it happening.
Also, "[y o u ' r e] means 'you are', [y o u r] means 'your'!" -Ross
