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Friend appears exclusively when they are moving apartments, going through a breakup, or need someone to drive them to the airport. Vanishes for 4 months between.
Cyclical. Predictable to the day.
None. The friend is, technically, still a friend.
Patients with Chronic Convenient-Friend Syndrome typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Convenient-Friend Syndrome — a chronic condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Amicitia conveniens opportunistica. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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