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Old Jan 17, 2016, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by BeyondtheRainbow View Post
DBSA (depression bipolar support alliance)

I went to one once. It wasn't run in a way that made me want to go back. Plus it's 2 hours from home. The leader talked WAY.TOO.MUCH.

I wish there were a closer one. There is one modeled of DBSA (used to be DBSA and lost funding) but it's in the morning and I am just getting to sleep if I'm fortunate then. So someday.
Thank you for correcting me! Yes, that's the one. I can understand how that was frustrating, I went once and my group was small (about 5 people) and the guy hosting it (older guy in his 50s) did a good job of moderating. It's definitely not the same as a group session hosted by trained counselors but it's free -- so what the heck. I had a better DBSA experience than I did an AA experience (also free). And yeah, driving 2 hours out of your way for a session is ridiculous. I live in a fairly urban area and my evening work schedule changes a lot so I have to figure out which DBSA group is meeting on which night at which location etc.

Honestly, I can't believe I didn't take better advantage of the free group therapy sessions I had access to when I was in school. They were on campus, hosted by grad students in psychology and ran on schedules that catered to the college demographic. Hindsight is always 20/20 though.
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