I‘be been twice or three times to an in person group.
It’s weird. Even the moderator was afflicted with sz so things can get a little out of control.
They all had part time jobs too. Every one of them. Probably like 5 other people
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Personally, no, but I can see why it would be helpful for others.
I have attended hospital sponsored groups for sexual abuse survivors and DID patients but both were too triggering. I did each for a year - not at the same time - but I regressed instead of got better. The DID one was a condition for my release from inpatient.
Yes and no.
Not sure.
It would be a relief to share
my symptoms but
I’m not willing to hear others’
complaints. it would aggravate my sz
That’s the weird thing is you’re not really allowed to discuss symptoms in the meeting . Idk why. I never asked.
It’s mostly a ‘global functioning’ workshop
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I’ve been to an in person bipolar support group a few times and I really felt out of place there.
Most of the people there were extremely high functioning and working or volunteering.
Later the same group was operating on zoom and it was awful.
Just a lot of gab and subjects not affiliated with bipolar.
I just tried a Nami meeting. It was kind of uneventful there was 8 older people and I couldn’t connect well with them. There are two other groups one of which is for people in their 20s and 30s hopefully those will be more fun.
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AA meetings no problem. Psych related meetings tend to trigger me, other people’s problems i take home with me.
So no, not really. I have my own personal methods of coping, and they dont involve other people.
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I prefer online. I’m kinda Mr. Online.
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I tried one and I found the people too negative. I understand we are in a hard spot but looking to with future with some sense of positivity or at least trying to has helped me in my recovery quite a bit.
I go to multiple groups so I don’t isolate. I have a friend who attends most days so we can have a laugh and stuff together after the serious stuff. But most are older. The only downside is most are very religious which is a trigger for me. But kind of exposing myself to it to make it more manageable.
No, but I don’t attend AA in person any longer, either. In the case of SZ groups I’m generally not welcome when it becomes apparent just how high-functioning I am.
Yes I would. There is an in person bipolar group near me but nothing for SZA or SZ which really annoyed me. I felt like I should be able to go to the bipolar group as someone with SZA. The person on the phone said otherwise, but I don’t know if he really understood the relationship between bipolar and SZA.
I would probably attend.
Back in the Gold Coast I was offered to attend such meetings and visited them during one.
They were all eating lollies and junk food at the meeting and I thought it was a shame they didn’t encourage each other to be healthy.
I was eating very healthy so I didn’t want to be around the junk food.
I said no because if I attend I couldn’t resist the junk food and then I would be unhealthy too.
I would attend to maybe make friends and support.
I might not attend.
Depends on the people in the group.
Do I like them, good vibes?
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