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.

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sam445 07/27/2017

Anybody know the easiest way to join a support group? Im having difficulty finding anything local to me

sharaninmd 07/27/2017

Support groups are not easy to find. You could contact your local Department of Social Services to see if their mental health departments has a support group or if they could recommend one. A lot of churches have support groups of all kinds. I know that some of them have A.A. meetings and they are not related to the church. Some psychiatricts and therapists offer support groups, I hope you find what you are looking for.

sam445 07/27/2017

@sharaninmd me too I'll try the local churches to see what they offer, thanks for the help

MayaOnJI 07/27/2017

None in my area either =( I was really surprised by that. I even joined a divorce group through Meetup but they apparently never meet up! DivorceCare seems to be a national program that is offered twice a year at different churches. I'm not so thrilled about the religious angle of the program (just my preference) but I may go anyway. I feel like I need something =(

sam445 07/27/2017

there doesn't seem to be any at all. I checked on meetup too but couldn't find anything near me. I definitely need something to

MayaOnJI 07/27/2017

I looked at community classes--cooking, dance, foreign language, anything. I found many but then realized they haven't offered anything since 2010!! Another dead end! I can't win.

sam445 07/27/2017

I'm not sure about the dance classes lol I have always checked the other things though and found nothing either, really struggling for ideas

movingon2016 07/28/2017

I attended divorcecare and met some awesome people there. After a while everyone was moving on (haha...like my name). After that somebody approached me at the court house after listening to the EX and I in court and said they have a place for abused people and she thought they could help me. I've been going there and it has help. The hardest part is finding out that what he did to me was abuse. Finding out that other people have gone through the same thing has help. Finding out I was not crazy when he cheated or overly sensitive or when he started abusing me mentally and financially has been hard. I don't want to be a survivor of abuse. I'm ashamed i let it happen to me. But going there has help.

Talk to a therapist. They do group counseling as well and will get you in touch of the groups in your area.

Hugs.

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