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thenewgreen  ·  3483 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Split Image:" Ivy League Star Athlete; Parking Garage Suicide

i never suggested that hugs save lives but rather that there is value in such a story beyond "saving lives." Also, I'd wager that more than once a hug has actually saved a life. In no way am I diminishing the seriousness of clinical depression but I'm also not willing to suggest that this article or others like it are completely vapid.