Would you ever think of joining a community organized around a disease or disability?

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I’m already a member of an online support group for families and loved ones of addicts. Being able to talk to other people in similar situations didn’t help me feel normal at all. It filled me with absolute despair, panic and anger, for awhile anyways.

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