I am a 29 years old male who has been living with bipolar disorder and anxiety for 14 years. I try to go out to my local support group as much as I can. The problem that I have is each support groups are a hit or a miss. Sometimes I feel okay, but most of the time, I come back feeling a lot worse than I came in to the support groups. I honestly don't like sharing about my personal life issues. It is a lot easier listening to other people's problems than talk about my own. The reason I feel this way is because most of the time I share, there are insensitive people making rash comments about my problems. They like to voice their opinions, that are hurtful rather than helpful. I only go to these support groups, when I am feeling better emotionally. When I go there when I am tired emotionally, it turns out to be a complete disaster. Does any body feel this way about support groups? I go to DBSA btw, I prefer not to say where though.