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Does anyone know of any support groups for WS's? I am aware of groups for BS but not the other way around. Any links, contact numbers etc would be helpful.
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MB is a support group for individuals who want to recover their marriages. We have betrayed spouses on this board and former wayward spouses too. So long as a wayward spouse meets the criteria of wanting to save the marriage, they are more than welcome here and they'll get support also. They'll get some initial 2X4's but that goes away as the WS shows sincerity. If you're looking for a place where wayward spouses can go to gloat over what they've done, sorry, I doubt you'll get any pointers here.
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No, not gloating (why would you think that?) I just meant like a face-to-face group rather than meassage boards.
I was thinking like the AA approach of having a sponsor or accountability partner. In fact it surprises me that it's not a well known concept.
Maybe I'll have to start it myself.
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people on here support eachother as WS's...but in a healthy environment where men support men and women support women.
The problem with them having their own private board is despite the pain we go through as WS...fresh WS are still thinking very victim like, selfish and private WS's boards can harm the marriage when encouraging that.
There are a few threads here that just FWW's have posted on, and several FWH's on here that talk together too.
Sometimes BS's come in and somethings can hurt, but if you are focused on you marriage, the FWS's here can really help keep you on the right track as a fresh WS in recovery can easily be drawn back to the dark side.
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No you don't seem to get what I saying, which is indeed the problem I have with message boards.
I don't want a message board at all.
What I'm after is a support group meeting. Men with men (or women with women) but in person. In a church or hospital or whatever, but in person.
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They have in peson weekend retreats.
Last edited by faithful follower; 06/19/06 03:43 PM.
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me: FWW/BS 52 H: FWH/BS 49
DS 30
DD 21
DS 15
OCDS 8
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I've often wished there were face to face group meetings as well. It is an addiction, after all...
In the past it was suggested to me to try a sexual/love addiction group... eventhough it made sense on some levels, on others it didn't... I never pursued it. I was in a LTA also.
Do you see a counselor? That helped me tremendously in the early stages. Do you have friends you can confide in? Friends who are supportive of you staying away from OW and working on your M?
Good luck to you... the first several months of withdrawl are very hard, as is recovery. Many blessings to you during this difficult time.
Me: FWW (34)
H: BS (35)
Together 12 years, no children (yet)
LTA: 3 years
D-Day: Sept. 13, 2005 (I confessed)
So blessed, thankful and happy for my wonderful H...
"God lives in the gathering of saints."
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ahhh Some churches have a celebrate recovery program where people meet once a week for a support group meeting - they are usually dealing with alchohol addictions, sexual addictions, affairs, co-dependency - abuse...either the victim or the cause, and its about changing, healing and growing. You can find a church near you that holds it by going to this webiste http://www.celebraterecovery.com/index.shtml
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