Social Anxiety Disorder & Public Speaking Phobia Support Group

Meet with other local people with an extreme fear of social situations, social anxiety, and/or public speaking/performance anxiety. Offer support and understanding and share your story with others! An excellent opportunity to meet new people that you can openly share your anxiety challenges with. This is a judgement free and low pressure environment.

www.meetup.com/Connecticut-CT-Social-Anxiety-Public-Speaking-Support-Group/ Please sign up at this private website for dates and locations. You may use initials only for confidentiality.

If you prefer not to speak at all, no problem, just come and observe. You are welcome to bring someone with you for support. Please do not let the fear that you will have to speak hold you back from attending. You can learn valuable information just from listening to others. You will also realize that you are not alone, that you can relate to other people.

We meet in libraries in Bristol and Plainville, CT usually on weeknights and occasional Saturday afternoons. Usually, meetings run about an hour and a half. On average, there are 2 meetings per month.

The meetings have been going great! It's a nice mixture of new and returning members. There is no commitment involved; attend as you are able.

There is no solid structure to the meetings. We usually share our stories, briefly or in detail, on a voluntary basis. We speak about what is going on in our lives regarding social anxiety issues, what events we have coming up, treatments we have tried, and our thoughts and feelings in general regarding our experiences with SAD.

This is a non-therapy group but we could do some behavioral activities if people feel comfortable enough to. We also go out to low key venues to socialize.

For more information and resources, please visit: www.SupportForSocialAnxiety.org