I went to a DBSA group back in the day when they were called depression and manic depression group. That was an excellent group. I've also gone to many other groups over the decades, some were helpful and some were a waste of time. I now live in an area without any groups and my hearing has deteriorated to the point that groups are pretty useless. For the most part I took positive take always from most groups. I went to open NA groups because my husband was a user but what I learned was that I couldn't change him, only me. That was a valuable lesson. Keep an open mind and remember you never have to speak, you can always say,pass.