Cancer or heart disease, mental health issues such as substance abuse and similar health issues cause an emotional toll. In additiona if you are in the role of a caretaker for a child, parent or other person with an illness, you are experience those same emotional effects. It is a huge game-changer in your life. You may finding yourself feeling alone, or perhaps you just need to get a hug and maybe cry. You may find yourself longing for some time to yourself.
You can find the support you need in many different venues. There are seminars and groups, groups of people in the same situation, and your family and friends.
By getting help from support groups you may no longer feel like you are as alone. You can learn to find new alternatives to your problems.
You may feel like the only people who can truly help are medical professionals and your family and friends. But outside people are also just as beneficial, because if you are in a group of people who are experiencing what you are, you may gain valuable insights.
There are support groups that are education-based, and are often offered by teachers, doctors and the like. Another group, called peer groups, comprises people who are in the same situation as you.
This peer group-type of support will make you realize you are not the only one experiencing these difficulties. You will find that they are feeling the weight of the same challenges. The people in the groups will be invaluable in providing you advice and encouragement.
Paying attention and sharing your feelings and thoughts in these groups is important. Your experiences may actually help someone else in the group. You will find that type of interaction to be valuable and encouraging, as well as rewarding.
