A German toymaker has unveiled a strange new set of animal-toys. And they all have psychiatric illnesses.
The toys - suffering from everything from bipolar disorder to acute depression - come with their own medical history, a referral letter and a treatment plan.
"It started as a bit of a joke with my girlfriend who has lots of soft toys and then we thought there could be something in the idea," Martin Kittsteiner reportedly said.
"Children and grown-ups like their vulnerability and find something in them that gives them a great sense of comfort in helping to heal them."
'Patients' from the Paraplush toy company include Dub the turtle with severe depression, Sly the snake who suffers from terrifying hallucinations, Dolly the sheep with a multiple personality disorder and a crocodile with an irrational fear of water.
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