Often groups operate in such a manner that participants are not required to talk and may observe.
If you are looking for asupport groupin your local area, this might be a good place to start.
Be sure to look for listings specific to social anxiety when choosing a support group.
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In addition, this interactive site allows users to rate support groups and provide feedback about their experiences.
These groups provide social support to individuals with social anxiety and are not aimed at offering therapy or treatment.
Both local community face-to-face groups and international telephone conference groups are available.
In addition, they offer free pamphlets and a book to help overcomesocial anxiety disorder.
The group begins with mindfulness meditation and then leads into a discussion of social anxiety.
Individuals are not pressured to participateit is possible to merely observe.
Small donations are accepted at the end of meetings.
Bringing a snack for the group to share is also encouraged.
Better yet, consider bringing someone along with you to a meetup.
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America.Support Groups.Silver Spring, Md.
Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2010-2018 https://adaa.org/supportgroups
Social Anxiety Support Center.Services Overview.Emeryville, Ca.
We Work Companies Inc. Meetup.com 2020 https://www.meetup.com/topics/social-anxiety/
