Hi folks, I'm new here and feeling pretty awful.
I am wondering if any of you other folks with APD have found any good, secular, discussion-based real-world meetup/group therapy/workshop groups that have helped? I am in university, struggling a lot, and always saddened at the lack of opportunities to meet people like me who are dealing with the same or similar issues. I don't want to lose the opportunity to go outside and try to interact with people in the same or similar boats as myself.
I have tried an anxiety disorder support group, but that did not work out too well. I found that people there had lives a lot more functioning than mine and were really worried when they heard of my problems. Then again, I was also severely depressed at that point...but when you're trying to become more functional and don't find a support group supportive...
I am wondering if any of you other folks with APD have found any good, secular, discussion-based real-world meetup/group therapy/workshop groups that have helped? I am in university, struggling a lot, and always saddened at the lack of opportunities to meet people like me who are dealing with the same or similar issues. I don't want to lose the opportunity to go outside and try to interact with people in the same or similar boats as myself.
I have tried an anxiety disorder support group, but that did not work out too well. I found that people there had lives a lot more functioning than mine and were really worried when they heard of my problems. Then again, I was also severely depressed at that point...but when you're trying to become more functional and don't find a support group supportive...