Best Online Support Groups of 2021

SMART Recovery

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Key Specs:

• Cost: Free.
• Why We Chose It: SMART offer support for changing self- destructive patterns for and addiction suffers.

Pros:

• Healthy coping skills
• Online or in-person
• 24/7 online support
• Help for family/ of suffers

Cons:

• Not geared towards specifically

Description:

SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) is a free addiction recovery program that helps people change their self-defeating behaviors. The program is based on the idea that our behaviors serve a purpose—they help us cope with life’s problems in the short term. But they also cause new problems and make existing ones worse in the long term.

SMART teaches healthy coping skills that work. It addresses present-day events and the causes of self- destructive behavior. It doesn’t require people to talk about their past.

SMART group meetings are available via online video or in-person. Online meetings are offered through out the day almost every day. And since group leaders are located around the world, meetings take place over a variety of time zones. Each meeting is educational and free of charge.

In addition to regular meetings, SMART also offers an online forum that allows individuals to post messages 24/7. These online support groups may be best for anyone who is using it to try and cope with their pain or for those who have developed an addiction.