Through the process of sharing with other group members and processing person-to-person interactions, the Openings group therapy experience can help . . .

• you experience that you are not alone.
• you learn that others are interested in you and your well-being.
• you discover and use your own inner resources.
• you find freedom fromfamily-of-origin restraints and prohibitions.
• you discover how beliefs formed in your growing-up years affect your relationships and behavior today.
• you learn to differentiate past fears and past experience from recent realities and begin to live in the present.
• you receive support for your personal recovery process with respect for your own unique timing and needs.
• you find patience to deal with the ups and downs of your own healing process.
• you find courage to stay committed to your own recovery.