While bulletin boards and online chats do not replace face-to-face support groups, individual counseling or consultation with a professional healthcare provider, online support groups can offer the following benefits:
- Information
- The feeling that you are not alone
- An opportunity to help others and share their experiences
- The chance to feel part of a group of people with similar experiences
- A forum to vent
- A sense of hope
www.support-group.com
www.drkoop.com/community
For information about support groups sponsored by Potomac Hospital Click here.
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