While we do not currently have any classes scheduled for any of our locations, it is understood the following privacy policy is in place and subject to change once we begin programs open to the public.

Monitoring Legal Developments Relating to the Privacy and Security of Health Information

The bottom line:  While participants in support groups may expect the fact that they participate in the group and the information they disclose to be held in confidence by the organizers and other participants, HIPAA may or may not protect that information.  

One touch of a red-hot stove is usually all we need to avoid that kind of discomfort in the future. The same is true as we experience the emotional sensation of stress from our first instances of social rejection or ridicule. We quickly learn to fear and thus automatically avoid potentially stressful situations of all kinds, including the most common of all: hearing about yourself from a total stranger when describing a group discussion.

One touch of a red-hot stove is usually all we need to avoid that kind of discomfort in the future. The same is true as we experience the emotional sensation of stress from our first instances

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Stressful to be in a support group or attending a class about a topic you may be afflicted with or your loved one is affected?  Could be, but...

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Everything along the way, to and from, fascinated her: every pebble, ant, stick, leaf, blade of grass, and crack in the sidewalk was something to be picked up, looked at, tasted, smelled, and shaken. Everything was interesting to her. She knew nothing. I knew everything…been there, done that. She was in the moment, I was in the past. She was mindful. I was mindless.

1.One touch of a red-hot stove is usually all we need to avoid

One touch of a red-hot stove is usually all we need to avoid that kind of discomfort in the future. The same is true as we experience the emotional sensation of stress from our first instances of social rejection or ridicule. We quickly learn to fear and thus automatically avoid potentially stressful situations of all kinds, including the most common of all: making mistakes.

Challenge

The challenge is to be in a group discussion, willing to get your questions answered, learn about others who may be experiencing what you have gone through, you could be faced with whether it is wiser to be silent and avoid any possible connection between you and the discussion, or open up and make a difference with everyone in the room.

One touch of a red-hot stove is usually all we need to avoid that kind of discomfort in the future. The same is true as we experience the emotional sensation of stress from our first instances of social rejection or ridicule. We quickly learn to fear and thus automatically avoid potentially stressful situations of all kinds, including the most common of all: making mistakes. This decision is yours and yours alone, and trust others in the room are too bashful or shy to say anything so it may be up to you to be the one person who can break the ice.  

Why not you?

Your information, your privacy may not be protected in this kind of situation by HIPPAA laws, but no one from the hospital will ever disclose your contact information to another attendee.