Having Trouble Meeting SA Sufferers

[crankitup]

Since I live in an isolated area and have SA, meeting people that I can easily talk to is very hard. The only friend I have is someone I talk to on msn who lives in another country whom I've never met in person.


So I've been trying to meet people online who live in my own country. Just a few messages and comments here and there hoping to get a response, But I'm not having any luck.

Evan harder is I'm trying to find people like me with SA, who I think I'd feel the most comfortable with. We just happen to be the hardest group of people to find.

Here is a post I left a while back on this site
http://www.socialphobiaworld.com/postt19112.html

Am I doing something wrong?
Am I trying to hard?
Maybe I'm scaring people away with my directness.

If I don't try I stay lonely.

What a bitch of a problem.

Can anyone help me out here?


http://www.socialanxietyfriends.com/crankit85

 

[ripewithdecay]

No, you're doing the right thing by reaching out. Absolutely. Good job on doing that at least.

The reality is SA people are sorta difficult to find and talk to.
I live in a huge city of about 3 million. Theres got to be at least 30,000 people suffering from SA.
But how many of those will I ever meet....?
Probably zero.

Unless you're lucky enough to find a local support group, or a meetup group of some sort, you're gonna find it near impossible finding most of us.

 

[PhantomPod]

You could try this website:
http://www.meetup.com/cities/au/

There might be groups you are interested in on there. I found a social anxiety group in my area.

It is really good that you are reaching out to try and meet people. Because that is definitely a hard thing to do.


Thanks for posting that socialanxietyfriends website. I think I might join that.

 

[lonely_down_under]

Ok, I'm an SA sufferer from Sydney desperately seeking a coffee with someone who can understand me atleast as a friend.

How are you doing this night?