What we’re about
Welcome!
This is the Young Adults Chapter of the Los Angeles Chronic Pain Support Group (LACP). We are a self help group of 18-49 year olds dealing with chronic pain due to injury, illness, or natural progression.
You're welcome to join the group regardless of your location. We accept members nationally. All meeting times are Pacific Standard Time (PST).
We provide a peer led support group for individuals who suffer from chronic pain along with support for mental health awareness and conditions such as depression and anxiety that sometimes affects individuals dealing with chronic pain.
Each group session is facilitated by a peer member with chronic pain who is not a medical doctor. We do not give medical advice in our groups or recommend specific medications.
Zoom invitations - will be forwarded through Meetup. Once a member has joined a meeting you can opt in to our mailing list to receive updates via email of upcoming meetings (optional).
Members must be chronic pain sufferers who are 18 to 49 years old.
Additional Information:
We are part of the core group -
The Los Angeles Chronic Pain Support Group.
If you fall outside of the age demographic of this group, or would just like to also be a part of and attend our core group Tuesday meetings. You can follow the links below. A lot of the members of this group are also part of the core group.
The Los Angeles Chronic Pain Support Group.
To check out or join visit link below.
(all ages/all locations nationally)
https://meetu.ps/c/thL4/RFlzs/d
What is Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain is characterized by pain that continues longer than six months and is not completely relieved by medication or medical treatment.
No solicitation is allowed.
Disclaimers:
•Support groups are usually best suited for people wanting to talk about their chronic pain and wanting the support of others.
•Others can provide support only. Individuals must be willing to do the work themselves.
•Everyone in the group has some sort of chronic pain.
•No one here is a doctor providing treatment.
•Please remember that, just as everyone’s pain is different, everyone reacts to medications differently.
•Medications and therapies that work for someone else might not work for you and could cause you harm. Please consult with your doctor or therapist before taking any medication of starting any therapy discussed during the group meeting.
•Please be respectful of everyone and each other’s time to share. Please try not to interrupt when someone is speaking. Please raise your hand to be recognized if you want to make a comment. If you are on the phone, please let the facilitator know you have a comment before you contribute.
•Time is limited. We have two hours for each meeting. Please be aware that your time to share may be controlled to ensure that we can end the meeting on time.
•Please use opportunities outside the meeting for discussion of medications at length.
•Please do not mention doctors by name.
•Please do not use the group as an opportunity to sell a product or therapy.
•Please be aware that some language may be offensive to others.
