Having mental illness doesn’t make you instant pals.
Sure, you may find a common ground from your brokenness,
but who you admire, what you aspire, what you want out of life, your morals, your temperaments, are all different.
It is a common reoccurring phenomenon when you make friends with other patients: Except for your brokenness, you really have nothing in common.

I agree.

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The tricky thing about mental illness is that it does consume some part of your identity, so it creates an illusion.