NAMI Wake is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to provide support, education, and advocacy for people with mental illnesses and their family and friends. We offer separate support groups for both family members and people who have mental illness. There are groups meeting in Raleigh, Garner, and Fuquay. Please check the calendar to identify a group suitable for you or send an email. We also offer classes for both family members of adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major d …
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Navigating the Space Between Brilliance and Madness: This is a radical mental health group based on the principles of the icarus project! http://theicarusproject.net The Icarus Project envisions a new culture and language that resonates with our actual experiences of 'mental illness' rather than trying to fit our lives into a conventional framework. We welcome people who support psych drugs and people who do not, as well as people who use diagnostic labels and people who do not identify with tho …
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is known to have said that "human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." Are you looking for an emotional support group? Have you been labeled with a psychiatric illness? Then we are a place where your maladjustments may become assets. We don't consider psychiatric diagnosis as relevant. All people are unique. In our meetings mental health treatments applicable to everyone are explored. Background: The Metamorphosis Club (MC) is a sponsor gro …
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We gather to discuss books that are variously called psychological memoir, first person accounts, or autobiography about the experience of suffering from mental illness. Our scope is broad, including addiction, developmental disabilities, and family dysfunction. Our selections are intended as accurate representations of human experience and must be a well written work of literature. Our name is of course a reference to Marcel Proust, even though many would dispute that he should be classified as …
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We are three Triangle area, NC face-to-face groups of the larger Recovery International program, where people come to learn and practice the Recovery International Method. The three meetings are listed below. If you want to see the list of all upcoming meetings and how to get there, go to Join Us to sign up as a member of this meetup group. It is *not necessary but is encouraged for you to RSVP* (for further details see individual Meetup listings on calendar). Raleigh - Tuesdays, 7:15pm @Unitar …
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… It is possible through the mastery of these techniques to experience deeper relaxation, fewer physical symptoms of illness, less pain, less fatigue and more energy, enhanced immune system functioning and to more successfully deal with pain, chronic illness, stress, anxiety, and depression. Over time you may experience greater self-awareness and more positive perceptions about your life. In the group experience you also have an opportunity to learn from each other- to let the experiences of other …
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… Optimal well-being is a concept of health that goes beyond the curing of illness to one of achieving wellness. Achieving wellness requires balancing the various aspects of the whole person. These aspects are physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. This broader, (w)holistic approach to health involves the integration of all of these aspects and is an ongoing process. Many of us have been brought up to believe that our health depends solely on the quality of the healthcare we receive. The tru …
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