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Originally Posted by downandlonely
I'll admit I haven't read this whole thread, but will just share my personal experience.
I tried individual therapy for years, and never got much out of it. When I switched to peer support groups (where the facilitator as well as all the group members have mental illness), I found they were much more effective. I really feel understood in support groups, and I enjoy listening to and helping others.
As far as affecting real changes in my life, the 12 steps are what did that for me. I did them as part of Overeaters Anonymous, but there are many programs that do them, including Emotions Anonymous, which is specifically for people with mental illness, whether or not they have an addiction.
I know this pandemic has made in person groups difficult, but there are may available online and free of cost.
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Thanks. Yeah, as far as groups, I found two that I liked, yeah, online because of the pandemic. But I don't often go, I just don't often feel the need, and not often able to, because when I go I always go when I'm at the point where I really feel like talking to others like that. If I were to try to go when I don't FEEL that way spontaneously, then a group talk would for sure be a disaster.
....And most of the time I don't feel it, so I have to do it all alone.
EDIT: What I mean, an online group talk is what would be a disaster. Offline it was just fine when I went even when not feeling particularly spontaneous. But these aren't really available for the topics I'm interested in, when I tried was just to see what a group talk is like. But again, in my country they are available for certain topics and I can't relate to any of them.
So these two online ones are great when I do FEEL like going to them. Like 1-2 times every two weeks or something.