Group space under construction, but we will still be meeting.

Hello all,

For those who were not at the meeting last week, I wanted to let you know that the group space is currently going through a remodel. The usual group meeting space is in the process of being walled of into its own room, separating it from the area with the table and bathroom. On the upside, this will give the space a more private feel. On the downside, the group area will be slightly reduced. I am happy to report that the construction will not will not stand in the way of having our meeting tomorrow night, and it is expected that the construction will be completed before the following Wednesday.

I look forward to seeing everyone this Wednesday from 7:00-8:30 PM.

Henry

Some books suggested by group members

Personal Experiences

A Brilliant Madness: Living With Manic Depressive Illness by Patty Duke

An Unquiet Mind by Kay Jamieson

Darkness Visible by William Styron

Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

Madness by Marya Hornbacher

Workbooks

The Anxiety & Phobia Workbook by Edmund Bourne

Break the Bipolar Cycle: A Day by Day Guide To Living With Bipolar Disorder by Brondolo & Amador

The Depression Workbook: A Guide For Living With Depression And Manic Depression, 2^nd Edition by Mary Ellen Copeland and Matthew McKay

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical Dialectical Behavior Therapy Exercises For Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation And Distress Tolerance by McKay, Wood & Brantley

Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think by Dennis Greenberger and Christine Padesky

Assorted Books I’ve Found Helpful

Bipolar For Dummies by Fink and Kraynak

Codependence – Misunderstood And Mistreated by Anne Schaef

Codependent No More: How To Stop Controlling Others And Start Caring For Yourself by Melody Beattie

A Currency of Hope by Debtors Anonymous

The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner

Finding Your Bipolar Muse: How to Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power by Lana R. Castle

Healing The Child Within: Discovery And Recovery For Adult Children Of Dysfunctional Families by Charles Whitfield

Posted on behalf of a group member

On Saturday,October 10th,in loving memory of my friend,Paige Cecilia McVandal,who I lost in October,2006 to suicide & for mental wellness in general,I will be joining with thousands of people nationwide this fall to walk in AFSP's Chicago Walk 2009 Out of the Darkness Community Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. I would appreciate any support that you give me for this worthwhile cause.

I hope you will consider supporting my participation in this event. Any contribution will help the work of AFSP, and all donations are 100% tax deductible.

Donating online is safe and easy! To make an online donation please click the "Support This Participant" button on this page.

The link to my donation page is below.Encouragement & emotional support also welcome! Donations for all walks will be accepted until December 31st.Your contribution -- whatever the amount -- is important to me and I appreciate it very much.If you have any questions about any of this,please feel free to ask me.

http://afsp.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=835&participantID=69047

Blog back up and running

I am excited to say that the DBSA Lakeview blog is back up and running. Over the course of the next week, I hope to post some of the resources that members have asked to have included on the blog. As usual there will be a DBSA meeting at the Lakeview Center this Wednesday from 7-8:30 PM. New members are welcome and encouraged to come.

The DBSA support group will meet Dec. 26th, 2007 and Jan. 2, 2008.

There will be a DBSA support group Wed. November 21, 2007 from 7:00-8:30 at the Lakeview Center for Psychotherapy.

Best Wishes and Happy Thanksgiving to all.

"Grace strikes us when we are in great pain and restlessness.... Sometimes at that moment a wave of light breaks into our darkness, and it as though a voice were saying: 'You are Accepted'."
~ Paul Johannes Tillich

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. ~ Carl Jung

Change and growth take place when a person has risked himselfand dares to become involved with experiementing with his own life.
Herbert Otto

happiness

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller