Did group therapy help anyone?

And the MI think the addicts are more far gone.
We all just people with our own sets of problems, issues, and beauty. Chill

It was my first time being IP so I was really confused. I didn’t understand why it was mixed.

Some places are that way. Others not. I contend that addiction is a mental illness primarily. But, I'm no scientist.

The only group therapy sessions I’ve had were when I was in IP, some helped and others didn’t. It depended on what the group was about. I’m more hesitant now about group therapy because I was in IP recently and was ridiculed by some other patients about my answer to a question. I started crying, so it wasn’t a good experience. I tend to be very sensitive.

Sensitivity is a beautiful, fragile thing. I can't decide which of the two is the leading factor, fragility or sensitivity. They misbehaved. You were in a hospital, with people in crisis. That's why they were there. If you have it as an option, would you do it again, group therapy?

OP here. I told my therapist during individual session that I don't feel like I'm getting anything out of the group and why. She said there is no pressure to attend and if I don't feel comfortable then I should feel free to quit. But she asked me to give a bit more time, maybe a month before I decide. There should be one more person joining, so there will be four. Still, kind of small.

I was even more detached from the group this week. One guy was raving about his family and financial problems half the time.

I'm the kind of person people usually hate in group. I'm constantly asking questions and won't shut up... oops, my bad. But the hospital usually makes me manic, so thats probably why I couldnt shut up.

Yeah, I feel very low so I don't feel like talking.

If you do feel like talking we're here

Thanks. I already got some good feedback!

OP here. So I've been to this group weekly for 6 months now. There is no difference in the way I feel. I've actually been more depressed recently. The group is still 3 people and one of them often doesn't show up. It's too frustrating with only two of us left to talk. I still can't relate to any of them.

Then I go to individual therapy and I pretty much talk about the same things. It seems redundant.

What do you think: is 6 months enough to make a decision "leave or stay"?

I like going to NAMI meetings. I didn’t like the first one because there were too many people and they were mostly young. I went to a different one, which is smaller and the people are more my age.

We don’t have a therapist in the group, but I will ask people what their therapist says about their problem, and I think that reinforces what they need to do, or helps them think about where therapy is helping and where it isn’t. I’m definitely guilty of doing nothing between therapy appointments.

I think give it a little more time and see what the new person is like.

Maybe the T can give you some ideas how this is supposed to be helpful. I mostly just like it for talking to people. Just the talking part is good. I don’t feel like I need to take anything else away from it.

I don't particularly like talking to people. I was hoping for some input and feedback, to learn something from the group, relate to others experiences. I was hoping there would be BP people there but I'm the only one.

I guess it depended on the group. I like small groups and an involved facilitator. I've had groups like that a couple of times.

The NAMI group I went to was fine until they talked about religion. The DBSA group didn't do much until a manic guy came in at the last minute. Both involved long drives at night. The DBT class I went to was fine until they changed facilitators and almost doubled the class size. The new facilitator was condescending and kicked out people who weren't on time. So that was it.

I would like to try again, but maybe another time.