tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post1293873729560052367..comments2023-10-19T10:26:30.108-04:00Comments on Yin and Yang: The Need For Mental Health Support Groups Is As Strong As EverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-118570854879207812011-01-25T14:09:42.476-05:002011-01-25T14:09:42.476-05:00Unfortunately, many of the self-help (i.e., member...Unfortunately, many of the self-help (i.e., member-run) groups simply don't have any money to publicize their availability. But there are a few non-profit local self-help group clearinghouses around the world that can help you to more easily find or even start (with other co-founders, which you darn well indeed need. Heck, even the Lone Ranger had Tonto!) at no charge. To see a listing of such clearinghouses, go to:<br />http://www.mentalhelp.net/selfhelp/selfhelp.php?id=859<br /><br />To find a national group (which in turn can then give you any local group - often at their website), go to the keyword-searchable online American Self-Help Group Clearinghouse database. If you're in NJ, you have a local Clearinghouse for the state with over 6,750 no-fee support groups) Both are at:<br />www.selfhelpgroups.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-44497006972938843842011-01-20T16:25:24.482-05:002011-01-20T16:25:24.482-05:00Kate, I agree that we need much more support. I th...Kate, I agree that we need much more support. I think that I was much like you, as far as the fact people didn't know I was psychotic for a long time after my symptoms started. Or if they did, they never said anything about it. My mom did try, in vain, to get help for me a couple of times though, and she couldn't do anything because I was not posing a threat (visibly) to myself, and I never posed a threat to anybody else. I surely was living in hell though. I wish there were more family education and support groups, because families sometimes do know a person is sick and just don't know what to do about it. I also wish there were much better community mental health centers, and more of them, where people could get affordable treatment without long waiting periods. Where I live you have to wait like six months for an initial appointment for intake at the community mental health centers. People could die of suicide in six months.Feminist Voice with Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04971702402040080054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239140084937897595.post-75739241487811417002011-01-18T22:35:40.355-05:002011-01-18T22:35:40.355-05:00Hi Kate,
I would like to re-post your blog entry ...Hi Kate,<br /><br />I would like to re-post your blog entry about the killer at SchizophreniaConnection. I will try to see if I can find Jen's blog entry and ask her if I can re-post her blog entry as well.<br /><br />This event is entirely too much to process thinking that the guy is in the same diagnostic league as us.<br /><br />It won't do any of us good and will perpetuate the stigma.<br /><br />It's all too much.<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705538654048829908noreply@blogger.com