Great movie, but hits a little too close to home.

I liked this quirky little flick, and enjoyed Matthew Perry too. He was the only Friends character who didnt want to make me stab my eyeballs everytime they spoke by the last season. The relationship with Sarah was maybe a bit cliche but otherwise it felt wholesome.

Only drawback is that Hudson's little predicament hits a little too close to home and it was actually kind of eerie how similar his story is to my life: i have chronic anxiety, mom kicked me out of the house for no reason (called the cops on me), react badly to weed, constant worrying about "what i have", constantly trying to find the next miracle cure/pill that will make everything better, constant feeling that im about to go clinically insane, really sincere father, and of course the friggin awful depersonalization (which I honestly wounldnt wish on my worst enemy!). Interestingly enough, i've noticed similar trends among people with chronic anxiety/DP. Theres definitely something neurochemical + spiritual + freudian psychological going on with people who have this disorder. Its just the creme-de-la-creme of the functional mental disorders in my book since its a complete mystery and has no symptoms besides whats inside your own head. Only symptoms really are the panic attacks/ occasional hyperventilation and this weird hyperactivity thing that my pupils do, which I thought they did a funny little job of capturing in the movie (for those who noticed).

I can completely understand how someone would make the observation that this movie may only be truly understood and appreciated by someone with a mental illness. I just happen to be one of those people.