Plus, in this case socializing is therapy.

I haven't looked for any in my area, but I would definitely attend if it was more about socializing than sit-down, structured therapy. Would be cool if the group had people around my age as well.

Something like that would be so helpful. I'm already seeing a therapist and a psych dr, but it's not really helping much, and I feel like I'm wasting my mother's money. I hope after a while I'll feel comfortable enough to actually get what I want out of therapy, and then maybe even find some meds that help. I'm trying to get into this program that's kind of like a partial hospitalization in that we do groups and see a doctor every day, but it's only for about 3-4 hours a day. It's for anyone. I hope I get to join it soon.

I picked "too anxious to join one." I'd be scared I'd go to a support group only to find that everyone there has worse problems than me, and that I've just been exaggerating my own anxiety the whole time.

If there were one in eastern NY or south western Vermont hell yes.

I'd love to join one, knowing that everyone is in more or less the same situation I am. There aren't any nearby at this time, though.

Right now, I wouldn't. I find my own ways to cope (or more likely, maladapt) when it comes to psychological difficulties. But if I ran into a hurdle and found I needed support, I'd consider it. Might even be a place to get to know similar people so I'm not against it.

I think I would want to join one, but there aren't any nearby. The closest ones are in L.A. which is about 30-60min away (traffic).

They don't have such a thing in these rural parts, but anyways, listening to people whinge and dumping my problems on others has never been a fond activity of mine. If they are all like the movies where every body sits in a circle and holds hands and sings kumbaya and all that ****.

I have tried meetup.com and we do have an Anxiety group in Florida, but it is too far for me. Plus, most of the members are in their 30s. I would like it to be a nearby group with people in their 20s. I know New York has a big SA group. Those lucky b4st4rds

no because I hate hugging

I would love to join one, but I'd have so much anxiety about it, I'd probably back out.

I know people have different levels of social anxiety but to me it looked like most of the people didn't have anxieties at all. I felt like an outcast. That makes it difficult to open up or start conversations. I don't know what to do anymore. Its just depressing.

People often look like they don't have social anxiety, because it's not a visible thing, it's an internal experience. I'm not so bad with the group now, partly due to plowing through more than 70 regular meetups over 4 years and partly thanks to the one person I managed to connect with, but I still have some awkward times where I feel like the outcast. And if you take me outside the group, well, I haven't a clue how to react when a neighbor says "hi" or how to talk to the other 7 billion people.

Sometimes you'll feel like the outcast more in an SA group because everyone else is too anxious or conversationally-unskilled to initiate with you. That happens especially at hikes and event-type meetups, I've noticed people stick to those they know at those. You might prefer our more formal monthly SA discussion groups, or a game night... those are more inclusive than other activities.

Thanks. I guess ill keep trying.

I'd join one that focuses on doing social activities. I find that doing activities takes off the pressure from having to socialize because you already have something to talk about.

I've been thinking about joining one recently. I've just got to actually find one, and hope its close enough to me, that is if I go through with it.

been in so many therapy groups already
and exept for the sexual abuse therapy group the other over 6 never helped
i think that one was the easiest to ''cure'' since it was a trauma..
whatever it is what i have now...im 100% its incurable so no.

I'm allergic to humans. Dogs or cats are the only ones I socialize with.

no i don't like the whole support group type thing where we discuss our "feelings"