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Be A Rainbow In Someone’s Storm
If you are feeling the blues, if life is getting hard, or even if it is just a bad day, there are certainly ways that you can minimize the impact on your mental health. One of these is to join with people that want to help. You can create an online group for yourself and share your thoughts about what is going on.
Sharing your experiences will help people connect, but they will talk about what they feel. Connecting through groups like this could result in friendships for years down the road and provide support in some different forms than just talking alone or meeting strangers face-to-face would offer.
You can also find a local group as well as a group based on the subject you are troubled by. This could be something as simple as a support group for those food addicts or a support group for those reading this article and feeling overwhelmed. In addition, there are dozens of sites that you can join to connect with others who have similar problems, and problems can be shared among a wider audience.
Others may not understand the challenges you face, but if their feelings are similar to yours, they will want to listen and perhaps even encourage you to move forward with them. There is nothing wrong with being honest about your struggles since no one wants to feel alone in anything.
