Dear Jim @jimhd

Peer counseling through NAMI sounds like it would be good - similar perhaps to Stephen Ministry training. When you learn to help others, you invariable help yourself.

Teresa

I have heard positive things about NAMI-my experience w/ this group in this area was negative. Hope it is more positive elsewhere.

thank you.

dear blindeyepug. yes, we are alike. i took judo many years ago and have learned to keep a gun safely in check. with a carry permit. now at my age as i look back into the past and realize all the variables that could have happened, i am satisfied as to where i am now. i , i have helped many people and will continue to do so. (pistol packin mama at age 80). and i am sure there are many more people that are good and do good and should be appreciated for what they do..

i agree but at the very least the doctors should be respectful to the patient.

@hopeful33250

Stephens Ministry is a great program.

Jim

Jim @jimhd

Yes, it is. The training you get helps equip you for life.

Teresa

i attended a nami group in my area. sorry to say because of the extreme over crowing it was not effective. it could have been if there were less people in the group. it was so extreme that if there were a fire i leave it up to your imagination. they truly tried but way, way to many people. again, the government should appropriate monies for the mental health field.

@peach414144 I have 2 younger sisters and all we have in common is DNA. May have already mentioned I am 65 and anger is a tough one. For years I did not feel anger and I know I do not like it. Seems at times it comes out of nowhere and I do not even know why. I did not ever have/feel anger as I had learned to disassociate and hide inside my own world. There are times I would that I could still do so.

@parus. A book that helped me was "Good And Angry" with the workbook. Especially as women, we have been told good girls don't get angry. So we stuff it down inside of us. That just makes us depressed and physically ill. There are no bad feelings - just wrong ways of expressing them. You should be angry, you have every right to be angry! Learn good ways to express it. Even just saying it out loud when I am mad is helpful for me. Hugs. You are in my prayers.