Anxiety disorders are real, serious medical conditions, just as real and serious as physical disorders such as heart disease or diabetes. Anxiety disorders are the most pervasive mental disorders in the United States. Depression is a condition in which a person feels discouraged, sad, hopeless, unmotivated, or disinterested in life in general for more than two weeks, and when the feelings interfere with daily activities. (more)
Here are some resources provided by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America to get help:
National Support Organizations:
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Association of Retired Persons Grief and Loss Information
- American Association of Suicidology: Support for family/friends who have lost a loved one to suicide)
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Autism Society of America
- The Balanced Mind Foundation
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Caregiver Action Network
- The Compassionate Friends Grief Support: After the death of a child (Use this link to find groups in your area)
- Crisis Text Line
- Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
- Dual Diagnosis of Oregon, Inc.
- Dual Recovery Anonymous
- Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
- Gamblers Anonymous
- Hospice Foundation of America
- IOCDF (International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation)
- International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Narcotics Anonymous
- NAMI -The National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Eating Disorders Association
- O.A.S.I.S.@MAAP
- Overeaters Anonymous
- PFLAG – Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- Recovery International
- Postpartum Support International
- S-Anon International Family Groups
- Self Mutilators Anonymous
- Sex Addicts Anonymous
- Sidran Institute
- Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
- TARA Association for Personality Disorder
- The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
- Well Spouse Association
- Witness Justice
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