Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
I posted this in another discussion and thought it might be helpful for others. There are organizations that have chapters in many states and some in Canada and other countries which offer free resources and support groups for people dealing with mental illness or emotional issues. Here's a list:
There is Emotions Anonymous, similar to AA but for people with emotional issues: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/
They have meetings in many states, Canada and other countries.
See website for schedule near your area.
There is also NAMI, also in many states: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?section=Find_Support
For mood disorders there is DBSA: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=peer_support_group_locator
I will post this on other forums since it is important info which I assumed everyone knew about. Wrong assumption :)
There is Emotions Anonymous, similar to AA but for people with emotional issues: http://www.emotionsanonymous.org/
They have meetings in many states, Canada and other countries.
See website for schedule near your area.
There is also NAMI, also in many states: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?section=Find_Support
For mood disorders there is DBSA: http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=peer_support_group_locator
I will post this on other forums since it is important info which I assumed everyone knew about. Wrong assumption :)
http://www.supportgroups.com- lots of subgroups, similar to DS. No IMing or journals and not as visually appealing of a site, but it does have an excellent feature that makes it easy to find posts with no replies, which reduces the number of posts that fall through the cracks.
depressiontribe.com. No IMing, but there is a chat room. it's sort of the inverse of DS, as most of the activity is in the personal blogs area, and the discussion forum is underused.