The issue with Support Groups is that I've discovered is the what I've termed the "Me Problem." People attend support groups for "me." Everyone. They are there for themselves, hence the term "support."
I'm not saying that's a bad thing either. I'm simply saying when you go to a group expecting to get "support" and everyone there is doing the same thing, you're not going to find it. It's like showing up to restaurant as the chef and all the guests are chefs. Everybody has a ton of recipes and ideas and things to cook up but nobody is providing the way to the kitchen, they're just supposed to hash it out amongst themselves and make the same mistakes over and over again.
And when the Master Chef comes in the dining room to offer advice? He's attacked for not being in the trenches.

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