Support Group?

[bgrondin]

Hi all.  I am looking for a virtual, somewhat-structured peer support group for depression or cPTSD.  I know that's what this forum is intended to serve as but I'd prefer real-time conversation.  Does anyone have any recommendations?

[TF1976]

i'm totally in the same boat and have posted a similar query here on this forum. but like your post, it has been completely ignored unfortunately. please let me know if you end up finding something like you describe. the best i've found so far are ASCA online zoom meetings...but those are peer led and vary greatly in quality for a variety of reasons. it's really sad and infuriating that this is such a scarce resource in this day and age.

[Kizzie]

Try the CPTSD Foundation here - https://cptsdfoundation.org/. I believe they have facilitated groups. Groups are or can be difficult to find because CPTSD is not well known yet so just keep digging.

The other approach is to look for a therapist who runs groups for CPTSD. Psychology Today is a good place to search - https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists.

Good luck!

[tigrlily61]

If I don't hear about any other support groups to join, I would be willing to co-facilitate a group on Sundays at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (North America). I am looking for an alternative to my family/siblings zoom calls, which I have been attending for five years, but which are becoming too triggering as I try to crawl out from under the dysfunction.

I am very reliable, but would like to take this on with a co-facilitator for a few reasons.
-- occasionally (rarely) I might not be available
-- I need help with vibe watching (since I don't trust my perceptions)
-- I would like back-up in case I get triggered and can't think or talk, and to provide occasional visual accommodations (I'm visuallly impaired and don't always see raised hands, etc.)

Be well / portez-vous bien
-AH

[SteveRothy]

I would be interested in joining the conversation!

[Kizzie]

We do have 2 Zoom groups, one every second Fri and the other every second Sat. You can check with the host Papa Coco via DM if there is space. If there is no space, I will look at starting a third group if there is sufficient interest (5-7). It will be a peer support group versus a therapist led group. PLease PM me if you'd like to be a part of a third group (Kizzie). 

For a therapist led group, as I mentioned in a earlier post in this thread Psychology Today is a good place to search - https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/therapists. These are of course fee based because they are therapeutic.

[Blueberry]

I'm in one of the Zoom groups hosted by PapaCoco and just want to say for any new OOTS members interested in joining if there's space, I'm unlikely to be the only one who feels wary of new OOTS members joining before you've written a bit about yourself on the general forum. A Zoom group is much less anonymous than a forum...

Well, another Zoom Group mbr maybe wrote better than me: https://www.cptsd.org/forum/index.php?topic=15329.msg151130#msg151130

I see some new members ask about a Zoom Group or similar and then don't come back. I'd really appreciate new mbrs using the OOTS forum while waiting to see if there's a spot, then the mbrs in the existing groups have more idea who you are. Things may be different for a third Zoom Group if that comes about. It's a good, supportive forum though! Well worth being on with or without a Zoom Group.

[Kizzie]

I did talk with Papa Coco this morning and the 2 current Zoom groups are full. So if you'd like to be a part of a third group plse PM me (Kizzie).

FYI - Because this would be a new group, you do not have to have been a member here for some time, that's just for existing groups when a space comes open. Please note, however, that you do need to participate on the forum as well as the Zoom group, as the groups are considered supplemental to the forum. Tks!