Annette, I am not a cancer patient, but I appreciate the glimpse into support groups anyway. I know that with my depression and anxiety, a support group was integral in finding my way back to me.
I think that the most important thing a support group gives a person is the feeling that they are not alone, that there are people who understand -- both on the good days and the bad. Just because a person doesn't want to NEED that support group forever doesn't mean they can't truly benefit from it in the moment.
Thanks so much for writing. What you say is true for other kinds of support groups as well, I know.
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Annette, I am not a cancer patient, but I appreciate the glimpse into support groups anyway. I know that with my depression and anxiety, a support group was integral in finding my way back to me.
I think that the most important thing a support group gives a person is the feeling that they are not alone, that there are people who understand -- both on the good days and the bad. Just because a person doesn't want to NEED that support group forever doesn't mean they can't truly benefit from it in the moment.
Thanks so much for writing. What you say is true for other kinds of support groups as well, I know.
November 30, 2009 - 8:00amThis Comment
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