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Hopeless Jets fans are turning to therapists for treatment

Rooting for the Jets is not good for your mental health.

So say local shrinks whose Gang Green-loving patients grow more depressed with each loss.

The 4-11 Jets, who mercifully end this miserable season Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, have missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

“The Jets have been mismanaged since 1969,” says Dr. Jay P. Granat, a psychotherapist who has worked with Olympic athletes.

“They’ve been through quite a few head coaches and quite a few quarterbacks. The fans are down and the players are down. There is a hopelessness to the Jets.