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Originally Posted by OliverB
I wonder this because I have not family or friends, I live thanks to the money I am given for being considered disable. I feel I need a family and not a psychotherapist.
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Originally Posted by OliverB
Yeah, there are not many.
Most of people don't want to meet people with severe mental health problems. Also, I have social anxiety and negative symptoms from psychosis that makes it harder to socialize.
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I agree -- I told my T I needed I needed "re-socialization" once some of the trauma was uncovered, etc. Emotions and responses that were "frozen" needed somewhere to "be" and be accepted, and re-taught, or taught for the first time, how to be with other people and be a part of things -- "belonging" is still something I long for even though I've fought like H. . . to go to support groups, and now meetup groups to try to find people with similar interests.
In my state there are some peer support centers, funded by the state, and staffed by peer support specialists. I went there for several years when I was at my worst but because I'm not considered disabled I don't feel so comfortable there anymore. Still it was a good start, and if you don't have any in your state then maybe you could help advocate for something like that to get started?