when you’re yourself mentally ill, friendships with other people who are mentally ill are very hit or miss. when i was younger a lot of my friendships consisted in egging each other on, enabling each others’ unhealthy coping mechanisms, and allowing each other to wallow in our own distress. so to find people who are able to deeply understand what you are going through, sympathise, joke about your, their, and your shared symptoms, but your friendship still being uplifting and focused on helping each other cope and recover is. A very special thing
