Live Support Groups Experiences?

[Joe4]

Have to say all of you here at Tinnitus Talk have been amazing at helping me with tinnitus.

However the person who helps me the most is my mother, she has tinnitus after a career in classical music and like everyone here completely understands the problems that come with tinnitus.

I believe there is no substitute for physical human to human interaction so started wondering if people go to support groups for tinnitus?

I looked at a map and unless you live in a major city there rarely is one.

Were there more but people didn't attend so they stopped or are people genuinely not that interested in them? And if you do attend them, how useful do you find them because I imagine I'd find them incredibly useful?

Many thanks
Joe

 

[Tweaker]

Have to say all of you here at Tinnitus Talk have been amazing at helping me with tinnitus.

However the person who helps me the most is my mother, she has tinnitus after a career in classical music and like everyone here completely understands the problems that come with tinnitus.

I believe there is no substitute for physical human to human interaction so started wondering if people go to support groups for tinnitus?

I looked at a map and unless you live in a major city there rarely is one.

Were there more but people didn't attend so they stopped or are people genuinely not that interested in them? And if you do attend them, how useful do you find them because I imagine I'd find them incredibly useful?

Many thanks
Joe

I go to a Support Group in the UK. Great bunch of people and it's been best help for me. Plus chance to help others in a mentally worse place than myself. We can laugh as well as cry over our condition without being judged. A place to talk about tinnitus with others who actually want to listen.

 

[Luman]

The only NYC-based support group that I know of is held in an area of the city which is a very long distance from where I live, so unfortunately, I won't be attending. I'm not much good at organizing such things, but if there was something that was accessible, I'd certainly go.