(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, December 05, 2013 ) Dothan, AL -- Many people with disabilities tend to stay at home, making them ripe for depression and increased anxiety. Perhaps they would be able to get out for an hour or two each month, but because they do not know people of like interests they feel that they do not have a reason to leave the house. The following are some websites to help people meet others with similar interests.
MeetUp.com is a website that can help people meet others. MeetUp lists over 140,000 groups, most of whom meet on a regular basis. These groups range in interests from photography to the paranormal to vegan to various disabilities and just about everything else. The website boasts itself as the world’s largest network of local groups with 9,000 groups meeting each day. MeetUp is free to join and to search for groups, although some groups may charge a fee to become a member. (www.meetup.com)
For those who want help for a life problem, Psychology Today has a list of therapy and support groups on their website divided out by state and city. Topics include therapy for various addictions, grief counseling, pain management and much more. (http://groups.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_search.php)
MeetTheNeigbors.org allows people to literally meet their neighbors. With over 5,000 apartment buildings and neighborhoods represented by 17,000 people this site provides an easy place to make friends and organize functions with people who live nearby. The site gives instructions on how to get neighbors together if a specific apartment or neighborhood is not yet listed on the website. (www.meettheneighbors.org)
Yahoo Groups has been around for many years. Similar to MeetUp, one can find just about every interest represented. However, many of the groups are not focused on physically meeting but are, instead, web-based. For those who are homebound, this may still be a good way to make new friends. (http://groups.yahoo.com)
Book clubs are always popular and could work well with people who are unable to be active. ReadersCircle states that they connect 90,000 book readers on an annual basis. Some groups meet together on a regular schedule while others are loosely connected via the internet. (www.readerscircle.org)
CraigsList may not be a website one would think of right away to find friends, but this site lists numerous events, groups and classes divided out by city across the U.S. A cursory search in one city found groups meeting for anger management, happiness vs. depression and burgers & beer. (www.craigslist.org)
Anyone needing an opportunity to get out of the house for a little while should look at these websites and find a group of people who share similar interests. If, by chance, a person is unable to find a group near them, perhaps they should consider starting one!
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