Are there any free support groups for depression/anxiety in the SF Bay Area?
July 16, 2012 1:54 PM   Subscribe

Are there any free support groups for depression/anxiety in the SF Bay Area?

I'm going through a serious bout of depression and anxiety. While dealing with my doc about tweaking my meds it would also be nice to check out a support group. Are there any free or low cost groups? I went to an Emotions Anonymous meeting and found the religious/12-step angle creepy. I'm uninsured and in the East Bay. Throw away email: AnonAnonerton@gmail.com
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness (4 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Some churches could have totally free, and off the grid (no records), support groups. You would not need to be a member, and they are mostly non-religious, although they might meet in a church campus building. Just call around, I guess. Try the Methodists. Good luck.

(This answer reads a little crass, I guess, I don't know how to make it smoother. It's a true answer with all best wishes.)
posted by caclwmr4 at 2:14 PM on July 16, 2012


Are you familiar with Recovery International? They have a good website that describes what they're about and several meetings in the san Francisco Bay Area.
posted by jasper411 at 4:28 PM on July 16, 2012


Look into NAMI. I'm sure there's a chapter there and larger chapters usually have more than one support group for depression.

Good luck.
posted by kathrynm at 5:37 PM on July 16, 2012


Check out this one: Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. It looks like they have some groups in the East Bay. I went to a few meetings in the city, but it was 6+ years ago and I don't remember quite what it was like. YMMV anyway.
posted by bendy at 8:52 PM on July 16, 2012


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