Posted by Tabitha on July 27, 2003, at 16:11:01
In reply to There are no support groups in my area, posted by Dinah on July 27, 2003, at 14:15:18
How discouraging. I've never heard of Reality Inc. I was lucky with 12 step groups and found some that barely paid attention to the offical program. It did get to be draining though. Since the groups were open, there were a lot of newcomers, usually in crisis and perhaps not likely to return more than once or twice, and I found that disruptive. I felt better with a bunch of regulars, and when there was a good balance of people in trouble and people doing OK.
Maybe unconventional avenues would work? I'm still researching churches, hoping for some kind of mixed social/church thing, and I found some that have study groups.
Is there any particular self-help book you like? Some of them have suggestions for starting a support group in the end. Would you ever consider putting an ad and trying to start your own group? Seems like your online moderating skills could transfer to real-world groups too.
How about a meditation group? You'd be around people, but there wouldn't be much talking, so not much to react to.
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