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I believe that online support groups can be a real boon to someone with depression who is seeking peer support. They, by their very nature, overcome some
of the barriers that keep people from seeking peer support offline, in
the real world. However, there are still some barriers to overcome and
caveats to keep in mind when using online support forums.
Privacy Issues We have an expectation of privacy in a face-to-face support group. This is generally justified, and it isn’t easy for someone outside the group, like your employer for instance, to find out if you attended a group at any point, and there are rarely, if ever, any public transcripts of groups. However, this is not necessarily the case online.
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