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When friend groups disagree about how much medical advice to offer

Our friend group has been researching alternative treatments for another friend's serious illness and some of us think we're being helpful while others think we're overstepping and our friend seems overwhelmed by all our input.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned support can become overwhelming when multiple people have different ideas about appropriate boundaries around medical advice.

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