How Do Pain Support Groups Online Work

By Essie Osborn


If you are one of the millions of people who live their lives in constant discomfort from a chronic condition you may have tried many different ways to help alleviate or mitigate your distress. Medications and other treatments can only do so much to help and options beyond the doctor's office may be limited or expensive. You may find the answer to your dilemma in pain support groups online.

This type of group therapy has proven to be successful for thousands of people who suffer from a wide variety of problems. It can provide assistance in ways that no doctor or therapist can. Knowing that you are in touch with someone who knows exactly what you are going through because they have endured the same conditions can be somehow healing in nature.

The members of the room can also give you hope that you will survive the low points in your treatment when you may have reached a point of giving up. They can share their own experiences with you and occasionally offer advice regarding ways to achieve temporary relief. They may also be able to direct you to different treatment plans or doctors.

Many members report that the encouragement they receive in the group helps them to deal with the day to day issues caused by their condition. The friends they make on the internet are available to them whenever they sign into their favorite room and willing to talk about what is going on with you or them. On sleepless nights this can be a real solution for many problems you may have.

With the wide variety and massive number of rooms available to choose from the different types of chronic ailments covered is substantial. There should be many options open for you to make your selection from. All of the rooms may not be the right fit for you so it is recommended that you visit several of them and sit back and listen to the conversations that are going on to find the one that appeals to you.

With the advent of web-cams and speaker systems it is possible to have a real time live chat within the group. A lot of members feel that the live chat is far superior to other means of communicating in group. It is important to not share too much personal information when you are on the internet with others.

In surveys it has been noted that nearly twenty five percent of all people who suffer pain on a daily basis participate in internet group therapy of this type. Most view it as people healing people and freely give of the wisdom, strength and hope they possess. They consider helping those in need as the ultimate reward for their participation.

Prior to the internet the available group settings were available but somewhat limited. If your condition was not common there was a real chance that there would be no place for you to seek this type of help. The other drawback was that you were obliged to travel to the meeting sites and there was no help available outside the perimeters of the meeting. Support groups have come a long way since those days.




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