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20, female, severe mental health conditions mentioned in my profile. keep thinking i'm less likely to live past 40. is there any truth to this?

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No!: No reason to believe that your mental health problems will cause early death.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 10/25/2016

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