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Summary
“And it’s not your job to carry that burden.”
“Yeah- yeah, I know. People always say that. But it’s not like Will’s a burden. And, with all due respect, I disagree that that’s not my job. As a friend, I think it is. I want to check in on him. Yeah, obviously Will needs more help than I can give him, but everyone needs friends to talk and open up to.”
“Of course, I didn’t mean-”
Mike cut him off. “And yeah, therapists are kinda like ‘paid friends’ that have a psychology degree and more wisdom than anyone else you talk to, but friends friends are real, genuine people who want to stick by your side through the good and the bad. No offense. I’m not saying therapists aren’t genuine and don’t want to help people. I’m just saying that therapists are paid to help you. Friends aren’t. Friends make that decision all on their own.”
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The party all split after high school and Mike Wheeler finds himself in New York 18 months later lying to his therapist about the depth of his relationship with his (former) best friend Will Byers, who he meets again for the first time since senior prom.
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