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Posted by BearNCrow on August 9, 2009, at 23:55:03
anyone know of one? or of any AA meetings in the LA area that are for those who are dually diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse?
my mood has been cycling like crazy these past 6 weeks and i'm pretty beaten down. just looking for some extra support.
thanks!
Posted by Phillipa on August 10, 2009, at 10:53:24
In reply to Looking for Bipolar support group in Los Angeles, posted by BearNCrow on August 9, 2009, at 23:55:03
Seriously try google and the area with parenthesis around the topic you will narrow the search too. I've looked for support groups this way also. Phillipa
Posted by gibbons482 on August 12, 2009, at 15:59:44
In reply to Re: Looking for Bipolar support group in Los Angeles » BearNCrow, posted by Phillipa on August 10, 2009, at 10:53:24
Try calling NAMI (www.nami.org) or the Depression and Bipolar SUpport Alliance DBSA. They both have meetings and support groups.
Posted by ceres on August 16, 2009, at 3:16:36
In reply to Looking for Bipolar support group in Los Angeles, posted by BearNCrow on August 9, 2009, at 23:55:03
Hi, BearNCrow
A few more ideas:
MeetUp.com has groups.
http://www.meetup.com/search/?keywords=bipolar&submitButton=Search&jsCountry=us*can search MeetUp-LA for dual diagnosis.
Try CraigsList -LA, go to Community, then find Groups. Maybe do separate searches for bipolar, mood, dual diagnosis, & see what you come up with. I bet LA has a lot of resources.
Here's another org, DBSA:
http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=support_findsupport- - - -
Thought I'd share what I found in CraigsList's Groups. Keep an open mind.
"We deal with spirits behind Suicide, Depression, Incurable Diseases, Alcoholism,..."
"\o/\o/\o/ INNER-HEALING, DELIVERANCE, Exorcism, Curse Breaking, ..Past Generations (Inherited Curses), Casting out Demons (Evil Spirits), ... Eliminating Legal Rights [huh? cult!], ..."
--hey, is this \o/\o/\o/ the sign of the horned one?
Seriously, if I were in a better place, I think I'd borrow a black dress, black nail polish, make a veil, adorn a hat w/ a raven (saw one next to the candycorn today) and show up to be exorcised. It's almost comforting to think that I just need to be de-demoned.
But, I think it'd shake up my psyche too much now. Can't even handle the Halloween aisle. The imagery plagues me.sorry about my tangents. I too have been looking for a bipolar or general MI group. Still haven't gotten out of bed in time to get to one.
Good luck w/ your search.
Posted by BearNCrow on August 16, 2009, at 14:08:38
In reply to Re: Looking for Bipolar support group in Los Angeles, posted by ceres on August 16, 2009, at 3:16:36
ceres,
wow, what an unbelievable ad you found on craigslist! if only exorcism were all we needed.
thanks for the tips. i will check them out.
i'm with you on the halloween stuff. i'm always depressed that time of year and the demons and ghouls always freak me out!
bearncrow
Posted by ceres on August 17, 2009, at 2:01:37
In reply to Re: Looking for Bipolar support group in Los Angeles » ceres, posted by BearNCrow on August 16, 2009, at 14:08:38
Glad I'm not the only one who gets effected in depression by the creepy props
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