support group

support group

Psychology A group of people with a similar disease–eg, CA, AIDS, who share encouragement, consolation, information regarding recovery, who meet regularly to help each other cope with the disease and/or therapy Social medicine Those persons in an individual's 'circle,' who can be called in times of personal crisis Examples Children, spouses, siblings, friends, etc, who may help the person through the crisis, often by merely being 'good listeners'. See Companionship, Marriage bonus, Most significant other, Psychoneuroimmunology, Twelve step program; Cf Social isolation.

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Patient discussion about support group.

Q. How can I go about finding a free depression support group where I live? would like to find a depression support group in my area. How do I go about finding one? Google searches are turning up nothing.

A. Call the help desk or receptionist of your local or nearest hospital or medical clinic.

You could go to an AA meeting in your local community. A lot of people there are depressed. That's what those meetings do for people, they are a support group.

You could also start one and put a community notice in your local paper.

Get together with others you trust and talk.

Call home and talk.

Find a friend and talk.

I pray. God listens.

Q. where would i find support groups for Ex alcoholic people?

A. a hate to tell you this;but there are no ex alcoholics--ther are no ex cocaine/herion addicks. what you are talking about is relapse;in simple terms it is when someone start(or feels like starting),to use drugs after a long time not using--sometimes somesting has or is changing in there life/people in there life that is causing stress/the people that they hang out with---remember to stay away from people/places/things that remind you of using----get a sponsor,this is someone that willhelp you in the AA program.mrfoot56---find a meeting an go-------good luck

Q. where can i find a supportive groups that discuses ways to lose weight?

A. go to the community a-to-z and go to w, then go to weight loss,for that support group,there you can talk to other people that are going through the same thing you are....