Finding out that someone you already care about has a mental illness is really tough. What do you do? Run for the hills, or stand by their side? If they were ph

Finding out that someone you already care about has a mental illness is really tough. What do you do? Run for the hills, or stand by their side? If they were physically sick, it would be a no-brainer: it could just as easily be you who's sick with the flu or cancer or what have you, and you'd want your friends to be there for you. But when it comes to mental illness, it's different. Those afflicted are somehow no longer a part of our in-group, and it becomes easier to turn our backs on them. This post is a sort of therapy for me as well, you see, as I've turned my back on two similarly afflicted former friends. Difficult decisions indeed.