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The support and encouragement of friends and family can have a very powerful effect on one's ability to heal and overcome challenges. "The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curi... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Breakups & Divorce | 5419 |
91% |
| Depression | 4114 |
84% |
| Bereavement | 2165 |
88% |
| Eating Disorders | 950 |
80% |
| Depression - Teen | 420 |
78% |
Overall, 88% (15133
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Support from Friends & Family Reviews
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just keep your chin up
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family has been very supportive.
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I tried to work part time or full time but that those didnt work out. I ended up working in temp jobs doing things most other people would not consider work like sorting mail filing xrays and dressing up as a hostess twinkie or toasting bread to put jelly and butter on it.
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My family and friends are very supportive. They always have been! My husband of 43 years is my rock. He is my best friend but he makes me be as independent as I can. He knows when to step in and when to make me make the extra effort.
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My family loves me and I have two brothers who suffer from anxiety attacks as well so Im sure its from the environment in which we were reared.
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a family friend also has aspergers and it helps for me to be his big brother and i think it helps him also because he is only 12 and does not have many places he can go for help and to find someone with his same problems
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Family has always been very supportive.
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Working. Most of my friends have been great but one or two have suprised me by making very negative comments.
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The Best treament for me is prayer and God has blessed me with wonderful friends.
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lots of family she chooses to stay in family that is all drama all the time. we all have those type in our families
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My mates are incredible.They distract me from my symptoms. They cheer me up make me laugh.I am nothing without them.
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This is something that sometimes helps but some people feel I should be over it. Others try and be supportive but sometimes I feel like they do not understand what I am going through. However I will say some of my friends and most of my family try to be supportive.
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Friends and family are supportive and there for me to talk to when i need to. This has been helpful to me.
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My family and boyfriend have been working hard to help me find good foods so I dont feel left out at meal time.
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I am a friend of a BPD and need advice on how to deal with him.
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BiPolar 1
exercise, abilify (& the rest of meds), support from friends & family, good pdocs. [More] -
I feel i have failed my kids!!!!!!
do you have help or any kind of support from family or friends, [More] -
Do we have family support
My actual family is too messed up...but i have a lot of support from my best friends family, they have seen me through it all since i was 15 [More] -
Support.... from where?
Friends and family. [More] -
Support.... from where?
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