Social Anxiety Support

free2live · 10-25-2009, 04:16 PM

When choosing to attend a gathering or a support group, what do you expect from it? Please list all the things you would look for in both a gathering and a peer support group.

E.g.
Gathering
- meeting new friends
- having a meal or drink
- no discussion about specifics of your SA in public
- sharing SA problems
- physical activity, sport
- music
- quiet
- multiple locations
- frequent meets with same people, or different people
- etc.

Peer Support Group
- seminars, speakers
- sharing contact info
- privacy
- sharing problems
- meeting new people with SA
- discretion when meeting
- exercises and advice
- reading materials
- outings
- etc.

Feel free to list anything that you want under the headings.

10-25-2009, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
free2live Status: SA Survivor Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ON, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 70	What do you expect from a gathering and support group? When choosing to attend a gathering or a support group, what do you expect from it? Please list all the things you would look for in both a gathering and a peer support group. E.g. Gathering - meeting new friends - having a meal or drink - no discussion about specifics of your SA in public - sharing SA problems - physical activity, sport - music - quiet - multiple locations - frequent meets with same people, or different people - etc. Peer Support Group - seminars, speakers - sharing contact info - privacy - sharing problems - meeting new people with SA - discretion when meeting - exercises and advice - reading materials - outings - etc. Feel free to list anything that you want under the headings.