Posted by ron1953 on February 10, 2005, at 16:33:07
Fellow Babblers:
Although there is a great deal of valueable support to be found here, I believe peer support with real people is even more valueable. I joined a men's group several months ago and have attended weekly meetings since. The group has been in existence nearly 15 years (only a couple original members still with it) and has no specific purpose or agenda except for us to share our REAL feelings about anything that's on our minds. Current members range from 28 to 77 years old! We do discourage our meetings from becoming BS sessions (we do that AFTER the meeting, and some of us meet socially). Topics range from emotional issues, relationships, financial problems, job stuff, sexuality, you name it. I have gotton more valueable "therapy" from this group in just a few months than in the past 40 years from so-called professionals.
So, find such a group. And if you can't find one, start one! There is a groundswell of peer-oriented self-help that's of real value. Help yourself and others instead of helping some shrink make his mortgage payments.
poster:ron1953
thread:455981
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