I think I fit better with people who have something going on simply because they have a modicum of compassion for what I'm going through. People who've never experienced any type of mental illness just don't "get" it and tend to dismiss my issues more quickly. The problem with being friends with someone who is depressed or has some other type of issue, I have found, is that they aren't necessarily going to be in the same place you are with their healing. And too many people who are mentally ill have boundary issues. One friend with depression, I've found, I have to limit my exposure to because she has an Eeyore complex. She is just so depressing and negative to be around. My other friends who have dealt with mental illness I've almost had to cut off (besides the occasional Facebook contact) because they expect way too much out of me as far as support. I mean, I'll be a supportive friend but I cannot take the place of their T, if you get what I mean. I am not a mental health professional and they just don't get that boundary line. They think I'm being cold and non-supportive when I say that I simply can't do anything to help them that their T can't do better and they need to call that person.