SA meetup

[cowboyup]

Has anyone ever attended (in person) a MeetUp in your area? If so, did it help, hinder or just get you out of the house?

I found a local meetup group for people with SA and it is women only, so that kinda helps...but I am a bit timid about meeting people in person, especially since they are strangers...I'd like to push myself to attend at least a meeting and see how it goes. At this point, I feel like my life is caving in on me and meh, IDK, maybe it'll help

kinda ironic when ya think about it: a group of women who all have SA but you have to meet them ...yikes, in person, double eeekkkk

wonder if they have a good turnout

 

[Nathália]

There isn't much activity on meetup.com in my area. Most of it on there is for moms. There is a pole dancing fitness class for women to meet friends and create friendships. "Pole yoga" Sounds extreme, but I guess I will never know until I try.

I have met strangers from volunteering and one meeting was not enough because of how shy I am, as the program when on, the more I opened up to certain people and was kind of sad it was cut short, because there was one person that I connected with.

 

[mikebird]

I like the idea

Something similar was mentioned in rehab. Community for people like me. I could see that it was very unlikely, while being 'sold' and optimised about the idea. It turns out that all such suggestions were utter lies. I think it's all strictly for crippled, distraught old people, or those since stroke.

Hmm.. why do I spend months in hospital wards for rehab? There's no ward for me. When age 10 - 15... I was always in leukaemia ward - I'm a particular case... freak. Anyway

I've looked at the meetup website because it's SA I want to address. Not my health any more. Don't need anyone's help which is always offered. I do things for myself and get what I want. Only Meetup in the UK is up north, around Manchester. I've had a subtle idea that this area is the most social area of the country? No options at all. If not living in Blackburn or Manchester, there is nothing. OK

Thanks, Cowboyup. I have something to chase. I'll keep checking

 

[Falkor]

That's wonderful that you'd like to join one. I did it this Saturday actually, in Holland. with five others from this site. It was a wonderful experience because they all were so nice and understanding and we could socialise very well even though we had social phobia (and we were all nervous). so It's fantastic. You shuold defenitely try it. It makes you happy, make friends possibly and makes you feel understood.

Go for it I recommend it

 

[JackOfSpades]

I attended a group a couple of times last year that was for people with different mood disorders like depression, or social phobia, borderline etc. And it was actually pretty good and I'd recommend it.
Every week I tell myself to go back but continually come up with some excuse not to. But I know I should.