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Whether you live with family or alone, having a support network is one of the key ingredients to living well with a long-term illness. Support can take many forms:
Practical help: Grocery shopping, housecleaning, driving, etc.
Companionship: Having someone to go to a movie with, etc.
Acceptance: Feeling believed when you say you are ill
Understanding: The sense that others know what you are going through
Some support will probably come from existing relationships, such as family and friends, but you can build new sources of support as well. Here we focus on support groups and classes, and professional support.
After reading about sources of support, you can print and then fill out the Increasing Support worksheet. It is available by clicking on the link in the box above, to the right.
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