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My Friend Had a Nervous Breakdown

My Friend Had a Nervous Breakdown

Sometimes the people who seem to have it all are actually suffering the most

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Photo of the midnight sun in Bodø, Salten. Photo credit: Tommy Andreassen / www.nordnorge.com/Bodø

“Sorry I haven’t been in touch,” the text message from my friend Justin* read. “I had a mental breakdown and I’ve been in the hospital.”

Justin? In the hospital?

Wait.

What?

Justin is one of my most together and successful friends. He’s so fit and good-lookin…

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