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[quote=Anonymous]I didn't read all the comments, so sorry if I repeat someone else.  I had a very close friend who developed schizophrenia in her mid-fifties ... an odd time for it to show up.  On the lead-up to figuring out this is what is wrong with her, she had many bizarre symptoms and complaints.  At some point along the way, fribromyalgia was suggested.

The point I want to make to OP is that whether the pain is a product of a physical or mental cause, it is very real.  A mental cause means that it is a hallucination, yes, but a hallucination of pain is PAINFUL.  Think of amputees who can still feel pain in the limb that is not there.  And if it is mentally caused, the sufferer does not have the ability to just "get over it" or think happy thoughts and make it go away.  Hallucinations are caused by very complex chemical issues in the brain ... they are not controlled by force of will and they are very difficult to diagnose not to mention treat.

So the bottom line is that you owe your friend sympathy regardless of the pain's cause and if you can't manage that then you are not a friend, just an acquaintance.[/quote]

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