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“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.

Sandra Kiume is a mental health advocate. Along with contributing to World of Psychology, she writes Channel N, PsychCentral's brain and behaviour video blog, and is the founder of @unsuicide. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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Kiume, S. (2009). Comforting Supportive Friends. Psych Central. Retrieved on May 26, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/03/13/comforting-supportive-friends/

 

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