Support group
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| - | "In ''[[Fight Club]]'', a 30-year-old [[Unnamed narrator|unnamed]] [[yuppie]] (Edward Norton) is advised by a [[psychiatrist]] to attend [[support group]]s to see real [[suffering]]. There, he meets a fellow '[[disaster tourism|vicarious sufferer]].'"--Sholem Stein | + | "This chick Marla Singer did not have testicular cancer. She was a liar. She had no diseases at all. I had seen her at Free and Clear, my blood parasite [[Support group|group]] Thursdays. Then at Hope, my bi-monthly sickle cell circle. And again at Seize the Day, my tuberculous Friday night. Marla... the big tourist. Her lie reflected my lie. Suddenly, I felt nothing. I couldn't cry, so once again I couldn't sleep."--[[Unnamed narrator|unnamed]] narrator (Edward Norton) on fellow '[[disaster tourism|vicarious sufferer]]' (Helena Bonham Carter) in ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''." |
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| In a '''support group''', members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a voice for the public or engaging in advocacy. | In a '''support group''', members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a voice for the public or engaging in advocacy. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | *[[Addiction recovery groups|Addiction]] | ||
| + | *[[AIDS]] | ||
| + | *[[Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] | ||
| + | *[[Alcoholics Anonymous]] | ||
| + | *[[Anxiety disorder]]s | ||
| + | *[[Asperger syndrome]] | ||
| + | *[[Grief|Bereavement]] | ||
| + | *[[Borderline personality disorder]] | ||
| + | *[[Breastfeeding]] | ||
| + | *[[Stroke|Brain attack]] or [[Brain injury|Brain trauma]] | ||
| + | *[[Cancer support group|Cancer]] | ||
| + | *[[Circadian rhythm disorder]]s, e.g. [[DSPD]], [[Non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder|Non-24]] | ||
| + | *[[Codependency]] | ||
| + | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
| + | *[[Debtors Anonymous]] | ||
| + | *[[Domestic violence]] | ||
| + | *[[Eating disorder]]s | ||
| + | *[[Erythema nodosum]] | ||
| + | *[[Ex-gay|Ex-gay groups]] | ||
| + | *Families of addicts & alcoholics | ||
| + | *[[Fibromyalgia]] | ||
| + | *[[Gamblers Anonymous]] | ||
| + | *[[Grief]] | ||
| + | *[[Infertility]] | ||
| + | *[[Inflammatory bowel disease]] | ||
| + | *[[Irritable bowel syndrome]] | ||
| + | *[[Mental Health]] | ||
| + | *[[Miscarriage]] | ||
| + | *[[Mood disorder]]s | ||
| + | *[[Narcolepsy]] | ||
| + | *[[Parkinson's disease]] | ||
| + | *[[Red burning skin|Red Skin Syndrome/Topical Steroid Addiction and Withdrawal]] | ||
| + | *[[Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests|Sexual abuse survivors]] | ||
| + | *[[Sleep disorder]]s | ||
| + | *[[Stroke]] | ||
| + | *[[Stuttering]] | ||
| + | *[[Suicide Prevention Action Network USA|Suicide prevention]] | ||
| + | *[[Ulcerative colitis]] | ||
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"This chick Marla Singer did not have testicular cancer. She was a liar. She had no diseases at all. I had seen her at Free and Clear, my blood parasite group Thursdays. Then at Hope, my bi-monthly sickle cell circle. And again at Seize the Day, my tuberculous Friday night. Marla... the big tourist. Her lie reflected my lie. Suddenly, I felt nothing. I couldn't cry, so once again I couldn't sleep."--unnamed narrator (Edward Norton) on fellow 'vicarious sufferer' (Helena Bonham Carter) in Fight Club." |
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In a support group, members provide each other with various types of nonprofessional, nonmaterial help for a particular shared burdensome characteristic. The help may take the form of providing relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to others' experiences, providing sympathetic understanding and establishing social networks. A support group may also provide ancillary support, such as serving as a voice for the public or engaging in advocacy.
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See also
- Addiction
- AIDS
- Alzheimer's
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Anxiety disorders
- Asperger syndrome
- Bereavement
- Borderline personality disorder
- Breastfeeding
- Brain attack or Brain trauma
- Cancer
- Circadian rhythm disorders, e.g. DSPD, Non-24
- Codependency
- Diabetes
- Debtors Anonymous
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Erythema nodosum
- Ex-gay groups
- Families of addicts & alcoholics
- Fibromyalgia
- Gamblers Anonymous
- Grief
- Infertility
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Mental Health
- Miscarriage
- Mood disorders
- Narcolepsy
- Parkinson's disease
- Red Skin Syndrome/Topical Steroid Addiction and Withdrawal
- Sexual abuse survivors
- Sleep disorders
- Stroke
- Stuttering
- Suicide prevention
- Ulcerative colitis
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