1. Meeting people with the same experiences.
2. Instead of consoling.
3. Sharing feelings.
4. Sharing information.
5. Sharing thoughts.
6. Summary.
Chapter 2: Independence.
1. Instead of interdependence.
2. Information verified through experiences.
3. You choose, you decide.
4. Social participation.
5. Summary.
Chapter 3: Emancipation.
1. Making your feelings free.
2. Respect yourself.
3. Changing the thoughts of people around.
4. Changing the social systems.
5. Summary.
Chapter 4: Group Components.
1. Free choice and voluntarism.
2. Shared experiences and fellowship.
3. Piling up experiences.
4. When the components are lost. . .
5. Summary.
Chapter 5: Support for Groups.
1. Those who support you as their work.
2. Volunteers and professionals.
3. Sharing among leaders of self-help groups.
4. Encouraging self-help in communities.
5. Summary.
