Support Groups for Dealing with Breadcrumbing in India

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No More Mixed Signals: Support Groups for Overcoming Breadcrumbing

In this era of modern dating, we’ve all experienced the quiet sting of ‘breadcrumbing’. The behaviour where someone offers just enough attention to keep us engaged, but never fully commits. And although we tend to connect it mainly with the context of romantic relationships, it can just as easily appear in friendships, family ties, and other close connections. 

The aftermath is often the same, though. It leaves us with a lingering sense of confusion, questioning our own worth, and the exhaustion that comes from endlessly trying to make sense of mixed signals. With time, breadcrumbing can wear us down, leading to dating fatigue, eroding self-esteem, and even stirring up the pain of old relationship wounds.

It sounds pretty daunting, but the good news is you don’t have to face it alone. Joining a support group can make a real difference. So what exactly are support groups, and how do they work? Let’s find out.

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  • Unlimited Support Groups – Join any eligible group throughout the year at no extra cost.
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How Do Support Groups Help You?

People going through similar struggles come together in support groups. In this case, those dealing with breadcrumbing, narcissistic abuse, or other unhealthy relationship dynamics. For instance, you may be able to identify the pattern of someone making commitments to share future plans but then frequently cancelling or giving excuses, leaving you in a state of uncertainty. Or you may have experienced subtle manipulation, like being blamed for things that aren’t your fault. 

If you have experienced such negative behaviours, support groups for dealing with breadcrumbing can be really helpful. These sessions usually take place in small, confidential groups using the Zoom platform and can be led by trained therapists or by peers. You can have this space to share your story, listen to others’ similar experiences, and learn practical strategies for healing, setting boundaries, and moving forward confidently.

Building Yourself With Support Groups

Joining a support group does more than just provide a listening ear. Here’s how these groups make a difference:

  1. Reduce Stigma and Isolation
  • One of the hardest parts about dealing with breadcrumbing is the self-doubt it creates. It leads us to thinking, “Is it just me?”. However, in groups, you quickly realise you’re not alone. Sharing openly in a safe space without judgment helps normalise your experience.
  1. Shared Learning
  • Real-life strategies from others in the same boat tend to feel far more relatable. In support groups, members exchange strategies and lessons from their own experiences. Different support groups tend to cover various topics like navigating dating fatigue or building boundaries while experiencing difficult emotions. 
  1. Professional Facilitation 
  • Therapy groups, led by mental health professionals, offer evidence-based resources for communication skills that improve relationships, overcoming heartbreak, and better understanding patterns of narcissistic abuse and other negative behaviours.
  1. Build Accountability and Consistency
  • Growth takes its own sweet time, but every step forward is worth it. It’s easy to slip back into old patterns without consistent practice, but showing up regularly builds resilience and lasting change.
  1. Gain Clarity for Better Decisions
  • Support groups give you a place to think back on your experiences and consider the same behaviour patterns. Having conversations with others about your experiences can help you identify patterns you might have missed on your own.

Lets visualize how Groups can help

Let’s try to get a more defined picture of this. Take, for instance, a support group for emotional regulation or rejection sensitivity, which is intended to help you in managing the inner critic or shame spiral that we enter after some personal negative experience. Imagine you’re in a group discussing how harsh self-criticism spirals down to feelings of rejection and inadequacy. One member might share how they’ve struggled with thoughts like “I’m not good enough” whenever they make a mistake at work. Another person could share how they overcome the same thought process by telling themselves, “It’s okay to be imperfect,” and then the facilitator introduces you to a technique like "critique-naming" to detach yourself from the harsh voice of self-judgment. Don’t these insights sound super helpful and realistic?

Then, in a session on relationships and setting boundaries, a member might share how they’ve struggled with saying "no" when others demand too much of their time. They might role-play the scenario of saying, “I need some time to think about this,” without having the feeling that they’re letting others down. 

So sessions like these, where we have shared experiences and therapeutic strategies taught by the facilitators, gradually build our inner strength, making us more resilient in times of difficult emotions and situations.

Is This For You?

Support groups for dealing with breadcrumbing are helpful for anyone looking to process relationship challenges in a safe, supportive environment. For example, you might benefit if you’re:

  • Taking a break from therapy, but would like to have ongoing peer support.
  • Exploring new ways to overcome dating fatigue or navigate patterns related to dating with mental illness or dating with chronic illness.
  • If you think hearing other perspectives helps expand your understanding of relationships and improve emotional resilience.

How Support Groups Help Handle Breadcrumbing

Breadcrumbing often feels like an emotional rollercoaster with hopeful moments sandwiched between confusion, disappointment, and frustration. This is where support groups for dealing with breadcrumbing can make a real difference. For instance, at SoulUp, groups are:

  • Conducted over Zoom for convenient joining from anywhere.
  • Small and cosy with 5 to 6 members, ensuring everyone has space to share.
  • Led by expert therapists who combine empathy with structured guidance.
  • Designed in various formats, including support groups, therapy groups, skill-based workshops, and decision-focused sessions.

An approach like this provides both emotional validation and actionable strategies. For someone recovering from breadcrumbing, it means learning to set healthier boundaries, rebuild confidence, and move toward secure and fulfilling relationships.

FAQs

What are SoulUp Groups?

At SoulUp, you'll meet people who get what you're going through and might be living some of the same realities. People looking for extraordinary conversations, just like you.

✔️ Small group, 6-8 people

✔️ Every meeting led by a world-class facilitator

✔️ Weekly 75-minute online video sessions

What happens in a group session?

While the format can vary as per topic, here’s a flow that most sessions follow

Check In. Participants check-in with each others' feelings and answer the prompt given by the facilitator if any.

Conversation. Your facilitator will guide the group in a free-flowing conversation—with the goal of sharing openly, talking honestly, and deep emotional connection.

Check Out. Participants share what they're taking away from the session.

What am I going to get out of this?

Participants say that they feel heard, understood, more in control, and a feeling that you’ve got people rooting for you. By talking about your emotions and what's going on in your life, you'll realise that you're not alone and get ideas for how to improve your situation.