The best support group for you is where you can really connect with the people. In some cases this will be people who have similar backgrounds and interests, but this is not necessarily the case. For instance I was in a group that consisted mostly of older black males with a Pentecostal background. I was a young white female who was a Methodist. At first I supposed I would not learn much from the group, but I grew more from that group of people than I ever imagined. Conversely I was in a support group for children of alcoholics. These people were my age and had a similar background, but I learned and grew very little there. I gave it a month and quit the group because I hadn’t seen any positive change.
My point here is that you really won’t know what group is best for you until you try it, especially since groups like these are so dynamic depending on who is running and attending them. For more information on how to find support groups in your area, read my post, Sources of Support.
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Christine Emmick, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.
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The best support group for you is where you can really connect with the people. In some cases this will be people who have similar backgrounds and interests, but this is not necessarily the case. For instance I was in a group that consisted mostly of older black males with a Pentecostal background. I was a young white female who was a Methodist. At first I supposed I would not learn much from the group, but I grew more from that group of people than I ever imagined. Conversely I was in a support group for children of alcoholics. These people were my age and had a similar background, but I learned and grew very little there. I gave it a month and quit the group because I hadn’t seen any positive change.
My point here is that you really won’t know what group is best for you until you try it, especially since groups like these are so dynamic depending on who is running and attending them. For more information on how to find support groups in your area, read my post, Sources of Support.
Christine Emmick, ReadyToQuit's resident Q&A expert, is an ex-smoker of over 17 years.