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*Content Warning: neglect, rejection, friendship betrayal, betrayal, and infidelity.Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S26 Theme Song & Artwork: The S26 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Follow Dr. Rebecca Schwartz-Mette: Research - https://ubwp.buffalo.edu/birch Faculty Page: https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/psychology/faculty/faculty-directory.host.html/content/shared/arts-sciences/psychology/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/schwartz-mette-rebecca.html Book - https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/author/rebecca-a-schwartz-mette/ Therapy Page: https://www.meridianpractice.org/staff/beccaschwartzmette *Sources: Abrams, Zara. “The Science of Why Friendships Keep Us Healthy.” Monitor on Psychology, vol. 54, no. 4, 1 June 2023, American Psychological Association, https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/06/cover-story-science-friendship Choukas-Bradley, Sophia. “Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria: The Actual Research.” Psychology Today, 29 Apr. 2026, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/if-i-be-waspish/202604/rejection-sensitivity-dysphoria-the-actual-research Degges-White, Suzanne. “Not All Friendships Last Forever.” Psychology Today, 29 June 2017, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/201706/not-all-friendships-last-forever Dong, Kaixi et al. “The Relationship Between Co-rumination and Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” Journal of youth and adolescence vol. 54,6 (2025): 1551-1569. doi:10.1007/s10964-025-02140-9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39891852/ “Doomscrolling and Its Effects on the Brain.” American Brain Foundation, 15 Apr. 2025, https://www.americanbrainfoundation.org/doomscrolling-and-its-effects-on-the-brain/ Gillis, Kaytee. “How Our Trauma History Can Affect Our Friendships.” Psychology Today, 23 May 2025, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/invisible-bruises/202504/how-our-trauma-history-can-affect-our-friendships Google Scholar. “Google Scholar Profile: Dr. Rebecca Schwartz-Mette,” https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4LNWZdcAAAAJ&hl=en Leary, Mark R. “Emotional responses to interpersonal rejection.” Dialogues in clinical neuroscience vol. 17,4 (2015): 435-41. doi:10.31887/DCNS.2015.17.4/mleary https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4734881/ Nelson, Jocelyn. “When a Friend Hurts You: Coping With Friendship Betrayal.” The Family Institute at Northwestern University, 29 June 2026, https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/when-friend-hurts-you-coping-friendship-betrayal Novotni, Michele. “Making Friends with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD.” ADDitude, https://www.additudemag.com/making-friends-autism-spectrum-disorder-adhd/ Ruiz, Wawie D G, and Homer J Yabut. “Autonomy and identity: the role of two developmental tasks on adolescent's wellbeing.” Frontiers in psychology vol. 15 1309690. 10 Apr. 2024, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1309690 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11042260/ Satici, Seydi Ahmet et al. “Doomscrolling Scale: its Association with Personality Traits, Psychological Distress, Social Media Use, and Wellbeing.” Applied research in quality of life vol. 18,2 (2023): 833-847. doi:10.1007/s11482-022-10110-7 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9580444/ Schwartz-Mette, Rebecca A. Depression in Childhood and Adolescence: A Guide for Practitioners. Momentum Press, 2016. Schwartz-Mette, Rebecca A., and Amanda J. Rose. “Co-Rumination Mediates Contagion of Internalizing Symptoms within Youths’ Friendships.” Developmental Psychology, vol. 48, no. 5, 2012, pp. 1355–1365. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027484 Schwartz-Mette, Rebecca A., et al. “Relations of Friendship Experiences with Depressive Symptoms and Loneliness in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Review.” Psychological Bulletin, vol. 146, no. 8, 2020, pp. 664–700. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000239 Wallace, Anna Kodé. "Why Friendship Betrayal Feels Impossible to Get Over." The Cut, 22 Apr. 2026, https://www.thecut.com/article/friendship-betrayal-explained-psychology-summer-house.html

*Content Warning: neglect, rejection, friendship betrayal, betrayal, and infidelity.Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources SWW Sticker Shop!: https://brokencyclemedia.com/sticker-shop SWW S26 Theme Song & Artwork: The S26 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart instagram.com/okaynotgreat/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo Follow Dr. Marisa G. Franco: Website - https://www.drmarisagfranco.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drmarisagfranco Platonic, How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make - and Keep - Friends - https://drmarisagfranco.com/platonic-the-book/ Worth, The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment: https://drmarisagfranco.com/worth-the-book/ *Sources: Almaatouq, Abdullah, et al. "Are You Your Friends' Friend? Poor Perception of Friendship Ties Limits the Ability to Promote Behavioral Change." PLOS ONE, vol. 11, no. 3, 2016, article e0151588, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0151588 Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress. When Losses of Loved Ones Are Not Acknowledged: Understanding Disenfranchised Grief. Department of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University, n.d., https://www.cstsonline.org/assets/media/documents/CSTS_FS_When_Losses_of_Loved_Ones_Are_Not_Acknowledged_Understanding_Disenfranchised_Grief.pdf Dodson, William W., et al. "Rejection sensitivity dysphoria in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A case series." Neurology 7 (2024): 23-30. Franco, Marisa G. Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. Penguin Random House, 6 Sept. 2022 https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676695/platonic-by-marisa-g-franco-phd/ Franco, Marisa G. Worth: The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure Attachment. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 15 Sept. 2026, Penguin Random House,https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/784327/worth-by-marisa-g-franco-phd/ Gobin, Robyn L., and Jennifer J. Freyd. "The impact of betrayal trauma on the tendency to trust." Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy 6.5 (2014): 505. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2013-24397-001 Guy-Evans, Olivia. “Self-Verification Theory.” Simply Psychology, 11 May 2026, https://www.simplypsychology.org/self-verification-theory.html Here & Now Newsroom. “Research Shows We Replace Half Our Friends Every 7 Years. Here's How to Make New Ones.” NPR Illinois, 23 June 2025, https://www.nprillinois.org/2025-06-23/research-shows-we-replace-half-our-friends-every-7-years-heres-how-to-make-new-ones Hillman, James. "Betrayal." Loose Ends: Primary Papers in Archetypal Psychology, Spring Publications, 1975, pp. 63–79. Jarrett, Christian. "The Liking Gap: We Usually Think People Like Us Less Than They Actually Do." Research Digest, British Psychological Society, 13 Sept. 2018, https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/liking-gap Kenny, Serafina. "Having Friends Is as Important as Diet and Exercise for Living Longer, a Longevity Expert Says." Business Insider, 22 Sept. 2023, https://www.businessinsider.com/longevity-antiaging-friendship-social-interaction-relationships-2023-9 Nader, Karim. “Reconsolidation and the Dynamic Nature of Memory.” Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology vol. 7,10 a021782. 9 Sep. 2015, doi:10.1101/cshperspect.a021782, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26354895/ Nussbaum, Ben. "FRIENDSHIP FLATTENS HILLS: It's time to put connections at the center of wellbeing, says relationship expert Marisa Franco." Spirituality & Health Magazine, vol. 25, no. 5, Sept.-Oct. 2022, pp. 46+. Gale Academic OneFile link.gale.com/apps/doc/A763799199/AONE?u=anon~858b38f4&sid=googleScholar&xid=6b08179d One Another. Directed by Amber Love, produced by Andrea Raby, Joycie Films, 2026. World premiere, SXSW Film & TV Festival, Austin, TX, 12 Mar. 2026. https://schedule.sxsw.com/2026/films/2249924 Romm, Cari. "Half of Your Friends Probably Don't Think of You as a Friend." The Cut, 9 May 2016, https://www.thecut.com/2016/05/half-of-your-friends-probably-dont-think-of-you-as-a-friend.html Thompson, Sophia, Kaitlyn Deaner, and Marisa G. Franco. "How to Help Clients Make Friends." Journal of Health Service Psychology 49.2 (2023): 77-85 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42843-023-00085-w Wallace, Anna Kodé. "Why Friendship Betrayal Feels Impossible to Get Over." The Cut, 22 Apr. 2026, https://www.thecut.com/article/friendship-betrayal-explained-psychology-summer-house.html

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