Invisible Disabilities is an umbrella term for hidden disabilities - disabilities that are not immediately visible.  Invisible Disabilities are innate and neurological in nature, such as Learning Disabilities, Borderline Personality Disorder (Emotional Dysregulation), Aspergers,Autism, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, ADD, ADHD, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder, Brain Injury, Epilepsy, really anything where a person feels differences in the brain. People with Invisible  Disab …

This is a support group for people who have a mental illness. Mental illnesses covered include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, OCD, PTSD, and other mental illnesses. People who have a mental illness should attend in order to get emotional support and empathy from people who are going through the same or similar types of things as they are. It helps to get a different perspective on situations from someone who might have "been there done that". Being around other people with the same …

Mission Statement: We are a peer-based support group made of people with depression who meet weekly to support and encourage each other in our journey toward recovery. Who is welcome at our group? ·         Anyone who suffers from depression and wants to meet with people who know what it’s like. It is recommended that members also have a mental health professional to consult as we are a peer group and not qualified to make a diagnosis or suggest a course of treatment. ·         Professionals ac …

Want to find support from your peers with similar backgrounds? If you have a sensory, physical, mental, emotional disability; TACID is a safe place to experience hope and renewal.

This group is for people who are committed to living with their bipolar disorder as best they can, and who want to be around like-minded or like-diagnosed individuals to share tips and triumphs, to commiserate over losses and just to enjoy community! Anyone is welcome, but we do ask that you are diagnosed somewhere on the bipolar spectrum. While with us, you can expect to find ample room to discuss your life and the ups and downs of having a bipolar diagnosis. We can promise you a confidential …

This is a support group for people with Alexithymia. Alexithymia is not to this day very well understood, some say it is a personality trait, some other believe it is a disorder that overlap with autism and aspergers. Some alexithymics are completely blind to emotions, some other feel them with a delay and finally some are only affected with certain categories of emotions. Let's meet and connect around this syndrome and find what works and does not work for us. There will not be any meetup until …

Meet with local people who have been diagnosed with, or think they may have, or believe they have, bipolar disorder (aka manic depression) for discussion, information, and support. This group is also open to people who want to know more about the disorder (ie, those with family or friends who have it) so they can learn more about it and how to support them better. It's always great to see (for example) a boyfriend or wife at group. As the "headline" says, please attend this group twice before fo …

Do you suspect you need approval "too much?" Do you sometimes wonder why you do what you do, and wish you could change how you are acting, but that seems very hard? Using a new Sense of Self Theory, this group will provide better understanding of your own motives, and what the most effective approach to changing those motives might be. If your motives change, your whole life could improve! This group is not psychotherapy and the leader is not a mental health professional, and this group is not …

This group began in response to the surprising lack of such a support group in the Seattle area. Anyone directly experiencing generalized anxiety, panic, fear or excessive worry is welcome to join and attend Meetups. The purpose of this group is to provide a supportive, encouraging environment in which to share your experiences with anxiety and panic among other individuals who share similar symptoms. None of us should feel alone in our efforts to manage anxiety and make the best of life. Meeti …

This is a support group for people of all ages who self-injure or are in recovery and friends and family of those who self-injure. We are a confidential, all accepting, non-judgemental group. We meet once a month at various locations around Seattle (usually in library meeting rooms).  We discuss many topics relating to self-injury and depression.  I like to incorporate dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skills as well. Activities also vary from park meets to movie and game nights.