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Originally Posted by Claireabell
Thanks Robin,
I really want to go but I am too nervous to walk into a room full of people that I do not know even though we are all the same.
Ray Of Light we could always go together then we would be two newies, it would ease the pressure of that walk in. PM me
Is there anyone else here who attends this meet?
Claireabell  |
I also go to the Bristol SA support group.
I first discovered the condition of 'Social Anxiety' at the start of last year after searching online about shyness, (I hadn't really come across the phrase before).
After the reading the symptoms of SA and thinking "Wow! that's me!", I read more and then discovered the local group.
After over six months of procrastinating, I decided that I was the only one that could change my life (and as I was 30 at the time I felt I really needed to start doing something) so I joined the group last November and have been going ever since.
I've found going to the group quite helpful in tackling my SA.
It was quite a revalation to meet people who had the same problems & worries that I did (I left the first meeting on quite a high).
I find the information and handouts given out each week very useful and am noticing a gradual change in myself.
I think everyone who has joined the group was quite nervous the first time they went but I think people generally feel a little more relaxed once they realise they're all in the same boat.
Some of us also meet up in the pub after the group meeting which gives us a chance to put into practice some of the skills learned in he group and of course to make a few new friends.
Anyway, that's enough waffling from me.
I hope you and RayOfLight can both make it to the group sometime soon, I'm sure everyone there would be glad to see a couple of new members.
If you'd llike any more info, feel free to ask or have a look at the links Robin posted.
Marcus