--- In Toronto_Social_Phobia_Support@yahoogroups.com, "Peter"
<pluk@...> wrote:
>
>
> I have noticed an apparent paradox or it seems so to me.
>
> It seems a lot of us are talkative even though we all
> have social anxiety. I wonder why. I'm relatively new to the group,
so
> I don't know if its a lot of people have advanced a fair bit in
> overcomng social anxiety or I have a particularly bad case of
social
> anxiety/phobia.
>
> For people like me, I find it really difficult to initiate
> small talk. So, it's a trial for me sometimes during our
> Sunday meetings.
>
> Maybe we could brainstorm ways to get more nervous people like me
to
> speak up more!
>
> The paradox is that what our anxiety tells us is just plain wrong,
we
> can't run from our social fears, but face and deal with them...
>
> I find our group meetings to be an exposure in itself, which is a
> very,very good thing because it provides an safe and supportive
> environment in which to escape our social shells.
>
> I would appreciate anyone else's thoughts or questions.
>


that why I don't go to the meetings to.....