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When friends with similar conditions compete instead of supporting each other

My best friend and I both have autoimmune conditions and we used to support each other but now we're in this weird competition about whose symptoms are worse and whose doctors are better and it's poisoning our friendship.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Shared medical experiences can sometimes create comparison and competition rather than mutual support.

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