How do you start a support group?
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I started an anti-social club.  we never meet!
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Lol...join the crowd. But you need to understand they see something in you that makes them feel at ease. Use your skills to help them if you can. You may just have information to assist them. I found that and have helped many people over the years. At first I thought it weird, but then I went into the field of psychology and could better deal with them.\n\nAlso, some people have wishy-washy boundries, they may need some one to talk to and will tell things to the first one they feel comfortable with...not wise, but it is done often.  Again, you have an opportunity to help if you can.\n\nBe kind, listen carefully, maybe you have some important life changing information for them!
812358
Go to a place that hosts forums and set one up invite your friends advertise your board and hope people show up and discuss. Good luck!!!
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Find a group of people that are dark and "not out going" (normally like today's goths of Emo kids) then you asert your self, as a leader amoung them. Most of them dress and act that way to be accepted by some one. Accept them. Then you do lots of stuff with them, start a buzz about it get members to spread the word make it so not every one can get in at the start. So that it is all the more important to get in. At the begging you have to set ground rules for you and your new "friends" so that there is no power strugle.\n\n\nI have not done this, but this is how you would go about doing it, but do not do this for violence, world domonation sure, but no one needs to get hurt.
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talk to people in a friendly way\nget out into the community and make a presence\nbe positive in your talk and comments\n\n\nGood Luck and God Bless!!
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Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/start\n\nSelect the category you want your group in\n\nFollow the steps on each page to create and name your group\n\nOnce created, you will be able to control the membership and other settings for the group; for example, if you only want your specific friends to join, you can close the group to the public and general membership.  You can also choose moderator settings to ensure that no one joins without an invite or approval from you and make sure that no messages get posted to the group without you seeing them first.
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As a cfs, fms, rsd, chronic pain support leader, I can give you suggestions. Your local weekly shoppers guide should have a section with support group information. They may ask your question in some part of the guide if you request. The newspapers also have sections with support group information. The United Way usually has support group information, and maybe the Red Cross. \nI was not comfortable with the support groups in my area because I felt they were more pitty parties. My goal was to research and share information about any illness, disease, or syndrome. At times we laughed and sometimes we cried. Those times, were times that we just needed to let go. not often. \nFamilies of this member need support also. It would not be a bad idea to look for a group for you and your family. Here again, you may want to start you own group. \nLive one day at a time. Oh, you may be able to find chat rooms for you to get support through. You can get so much help with the groups. Just type in "heart implants" in your search and you will be surprised at what you find. \nGod bless you.
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You need to create a positive community that these kids can look to.  That means creating a group that has certain goals or purpose.  Maybe it can be finding a place for kids to play together and organizing games, to start.\nThen as your group grows, you can organize more elaborate events that they help put together.  And meanwhile you look for the resources you need, a building, food, etc.\nThe key is to get them involved in improving their own lives.\n\nAs your group comes together, appeal to those who do have resources to help with what you need.  Start small, aiming to grow larger as a network.  You often find that people know people or work for people that may be sympathetic to your idea and may want to help.\n\nYes, if you want this to happen, it will have to be part of everything you do.  It is a huge problem.  Good luck.
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have them imagine that they need help/assistance and what having other help them feels like.  Then have them imagine the same scenario w/o anyone to help them.  Then tell them that they can fill those voids and be that person that's there to help.  Tell them that there are tons of different ways they can help.  They can be on the front line or behind the scenes. They can help out animals or humans.
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contact you husbands command ombubsman they can get you to a support group if youre close to a milatary base . or even over the phone
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1) Educating yourself on the subject\n2) Attending a regular support group (NAMI)\n3) Medications when necessary\n4) Talk Therapy\n5) Gaining support and understanding from your friends and family\n6) Knowing that tomorrow is another day and you'll feel better even if you think everything's hopeless today.\n7) Helping others that have medical problems that are worse than yours
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As for your supporet group, very simple solution. Start a Yahoo Group, you can each email your daily journal entry to the group and all of you will see it.\n\nYoui can also go to http://www.freeconference.com/ and setup a regular live teleconference where you can all agrrr to call in at the same time and hold a private support call.
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organizations..join a group. that the best way.
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Dude, have I got the help for you.  I've just gone through all this mess trying to start a movement here in Tacoma.  First things first, you have to have a name that grabs peoples attention, both for the group and for the forum.  Then you pitch the idea to local groups, like the Democrats or the Greens or some other local organization.  If you're shy, you can spread the word via email lists, forums, message boards, or other media.  Then when you get a few hits of people who are interested, you can ask them if they have any resources you can use.  Use the cheapest means available to raise awareness of your event.  If there are community calendars or bulletin boards at places of social significance, plaster them liberally.\n\nStart a blog.  Check out the one I started at www.apctahoma.blogspot.com  There you can see that I really created the whole concept right there on the spot.  It takes a little work to set up and to post to, but you can do it for free over at blogger.com.  With a blog you can update members about meetings, post cool articles, and build an online community.  What you really want to do is find a techie or group of techies who like your cause and want to help promote it with their expertise.  Without that kind of help, you're stuck just working on messaging your event and tooling it to appeal to a broad base of folks.  Which can be effective, but the sooner you get an active web presence and good media materials, you won't be seen as quite professional enough.\n\nSponsors are critical, whether it's your local Labor Council or a small local business.  Use the resources you have to open up other resources.\n\nSince you're a college student, you have access to something other people don't have: college faculty.  Find a teacher who believes in what you believe, and let him tell you how it's done.  Most active teachers will love to help you set up something like this, particularly poltical science or history professors.\n\nAlso, critical to this work is picking events that have action related stuff in the ad.  So it could be writing letters, marching, hearing speeches, interacting in workshops, drumming or eating, whatever the activity is.  And it should imply that something is actually going to be accomplished.  Folks usually only like to go to process-type meetings if they're involved in the leadership, so instead set up some fun activities for the group to do.  You might even partner up with a local charity and do something jointly together as a way of bringing your networks together.  In this day and age, service attracts a lot of interesting people.\n\nAnd know your audience.  If your audience is sophomores and juniors have good music, very little drama, and a whole lot of interesting conversation, and the good times will roll.  With seniors and beyond, focus on events as they can fit into a full-time  grownup's busy schedule.\n\nAlso incorporate elements of you into everything you do.  If you like art, get some art for your event.  If you like piano, get yourself a pianist.  Remember, if it isn't fun, you won't keep doing it.  And you have to keep doing it.\n\nGo ahead and steal this title idea "Speak Your Peace - A Community Forum on the Future of Democracy" Perhaps that will inspire you to come up with good ideas of your own.\n\nGood luck, and never stop believing in the power of good people to do great things.
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go to yahoo groups and join a group. I personally like the group called NO FEAR SAFE.
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- Open:\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/\n- At the bottom of the page there is "Start A Group Now" or use the link below:\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/start\n- Follow the steps afterwards...\nChoose the category/group name/description/membership type/etc\n\nHope this answers your question...
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Call your local chapter of the American Cancer Society. http://www.oncochat.org/ offers an on line support group in a chat like setting. They also welcome family members of cancer patients, so you might want to check it out.\n\nhttp://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/support/organizations   offers all kinds of cancer support resources.