It is especially necessary for those suffering from chronic diseases to change their lifestyle and health beliefs to pursue self care. Self help groups(SHG) are considered to be effective to these changes. Some characteristics of SHG are commitment to the group and telling one’s experiences. In this article, I analyze the telling one’s experiences in peer group, such as “kyōdō-gakusyū”, “seikatsu-tsuzurikata” and so forth. Then I compare telling one’s experiences in those groups with that of SHG. As a conclusion, I explain a way to manage SHG in Japan and express a view to establish a methodology to help the members of SHG change their lifestyle.
