“Ma has made herself sick with her hypochondria, like actually sick on the inside of her body. And even if that’s not true, being a hypochondriac is at the very least an illness in itself, a mental illness. Which is worse than having a kidney infection or a gallstone ’cause it can go on forever, and in the process you lose all your friends for being crazy.” – Michelle Tea, in her fantastic frenzied novel Rose of No Man’s Land.
So true.
In contrast, here’s a gaggingly idealistic portrayal of another world. Comforting supportive friends helping out in PSAs from SAMHSA: What a Difference a Friend Makes. Yes, what.
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Kiume, S. (2009). Comforting Supportive Friends. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/13/comforting-supportive-friends/
