Welcome to DBSA Colts Neck in Monmouth County

We are a mood-disorder self-help support group affiliated with the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA). The mission of DBSA is to improve the lives of people living with a mood disorder, and their loved ones.

People who are living with depression or bipolar disorder (manic depression), and their families and friends, are welcome. Our goal is to help our support group participants towards wellness.

Group Meetings – Colts Neck
NOTICE: In-person support group meetings are suspended. We are hosting virtual meetings for the duration of the coronavirus emergency.  Meetings are every Thursday from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The first half-hour is a good chance for new users to get familiar with the Zoom platform. The support group meeting will begin at 7:30.

Join our meeting at https://zoom.us/j/756836852
(Posted March 23, 2020)

When: Every Thursday, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
Where: Spiritual Center at St. Mary’s R.C. Church, Northeast corner of Route 34 and Phalanx Road (2nd light North of Route 18).
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Our groups and meetings are:

  • led by trained facilitators who are peers, that is, individuals with a mood disorder.
  • open to family and friends with or without the person living with a disorder.
  • an empowering experience that is free of charge with no pre-registration required.
  • NOT a therapy group ; we do NOT give professional advice, but we DO share mutual experiences to educate and support each other.

There is hope. People living with a mood disorder can be helped by medication and/or therapy. Many people so affected lead normal lives, and participate in our support group to help others. Support groups help during recovery. “You are not alone, we can help”.

About Depression & Mania

Common possible symptoms of depression include:

  • Decreased or increased sleeping
  • Loss of energy and motivation
  • Exaggerated feelings of guilt
  • Unexplained aches and pains or ailments
  • Inappropriate or exaggerated feelings of sadness, hopelessness, anxiety, impending disaster or doom

Common possible symptoms of mania include:

  • Impaired judgment
  • High energy level and increased activity/talking
  • Significant decrease in sleeping
  • Inflated self esteem (grandiosity)
  • Extreme irritability and/or restlessness

Other symptoms are possible. No one symptom determines the disorder. A psychiatrist or psycho pharmacologist should be consulted for an evaluation.