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Mental Health Support

Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Sat Oct 13, 2012, 06:09 AM Oct 2012

Time for a new topic. Support Groups - who goes to them?

Just curious. I am going to check out two of them. One meets once a month at the hospital were I was a patient and is for former patients. The other is the local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and meets twice a month.

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Time for a new topic. Support Groups - who goes to them? (Original Post) Denninmi Oct 2012 OP

In my opinion, people who need their attitudes validated by more people. OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #2

I used to. Neoma Oct 2012 #3

Hey, I went. I kinda liked it. Denninmi Oct 2012 #4

My experience - anon223 Oct 2012 #5

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. In my opinion, people who need their attitudes validated by more people.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 06:17 AM

Oct 2012

I understand the problem,I just don't understand solution.

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Neoma

(10,039 posts)

3. I used to.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Tue Oct 16, 2012, 01:05 PM

Oct 2012

It was depressing so I stopped going.

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

4. Hey, I went. I kinda liked it.

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 03:16 PM

Oct 2012

I'm going to go back in 2 weeks and see. Everyone there seemed overall to be doing well.

anon223

(15 posts)

5. My experience -

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Tue Oct 30, 2012, 05:27 PM

Oct 2012

I had a period in my life where I felt that I had serious depression. I saw an ad for a support group, and called to get info. They told me that the support group was for people who:

were on meds
were not higher-functioning
or had other way serious issues

Therefore, I was not allowed to attend. This did not hurt my feelings - I realized that there were people who had it much worse than me, and I started cognitive therapy and St. John's Wort. Worked wonders.

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