To Truly Help a Friend, Save Yourself First

What do you do when someone struggling with mental-health issues needs more help than you can give?

Sara Benincasa
Forge
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5 min readJul 1, 2019

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WWhen a friend is in danger, there are times when you can, and obviously should, step in. For example, when a pal chokes on her avocado cheeseburger spring roll at the Cheesecake Factory, you should administer the Heimlich…

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Sara Benincasa
Forge
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Author, REAL ARTISTS HAVE DAY JOBS & other books. Writer of scripts. Host of WELL, THIS ISN’T NORMAL podcast. Patreon.com/SaraBenincasa