Age 30-31 (3) The group where I can join in a discussion
Group activities in the city support center was no place to say my opinions. Some participants looked like not understanding.
As to serious communication problem, I'm the same as the other participants. This didn't necessarily mean that what each participant is thinking in their mind is the same. When I took up the topic of self-care or peer-supporting, no one looked like to be interested.
I became very sad and I told the feeling to a support staff at that time. She suggested I observe another group. The group at that time consisted of two young guys, who also go to the center for counseling about their disorders. They were really intelligent and I enjoyed listening to their discussion. At first, I couldn't understand what was wrong with them, but I was told that each of them struggled in their job, asked the center for the help, and had diagnosis of developmental disorders.
The next month, I was allowed to join the conversation. Each time participants brought a theme for discussion. Some city support staff supervised as facilitators. There, participants talked about how they spent time when they were in elementary school, junior high school, high school and university and at work. Each of them had gone through peculiar experience in some stage of their life. I also rediscovered tough experience of elementary school and immature thought about my career and higher education when I was a teenager.
When I joined the group it consisted of three members. The number of group has grown up by year and now we have about 10 members in the group.
As to serious communication problem, I'm the same as the other participants. This didn't necessarily mean that what each participant is thinking in their mind is the same. When I took up the topic of self-care or peer-supporting, no one looked like to be interested.
I became very sad and I told the feeling to a support staff at that time. She suggested I observe another group. The group at that time consisted of two young guys, who also go to the center for counseling about their disorders. They were really intelligent and I enjoyed listening to their discussion. At first, I couldn't understand what was wrong with them, but I was told that each of them struggled in their job, asked the center for the help, and had diagnosis of developmental disorders.
The next month, I was allowed to join the conversation. Each time participants brought a theme for discussion. Some city support staff supervised as facilitators. There, participants talked about how they spent time when they were in elementary school, junior high school, high school and university and at work. Each of them had gone through peculiar experience in some stage of their life. I also rediscovered tough experience of elementary school and immature thought about my career and higher education when I was a teenager.
When I joined the group it consisted of three members. The number of group has grown up by year and now we have about 10 members in the group.
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