Social Anxiety Groups has been launched to meet the following aims:
- Increase the presence of social anxiety groups worldwide.
- Be a central hub where social anxiety sufferers can find their nearest group.
- Provide guidance to help new groups become established.
- Help social anxiety groups run professionally and give the most benefit to their members.
- Allow group facilitators and organisers to share ideas and support each other.
- Encourage intergroup communication and socialising.
Social Anxiety Groups will strive to meet these aims by:
- Providing a manual that offers guidance and materials for current and start-up groups.
- Keeping a list of known social anxiety groups.
- Providing a discussion forums for groups and their members, facilitators and organisers.
- Offering separate website hosting for individual social anxiety groups.
- Providing articles and news relevant to running and attending social anxiety groups.
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December 12th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
Hi!
My name is Jessika!
November 12th, 2009 at 9:14 am
Howdy,I was wondering if SA has another name in the US? I have been a alcoholic for 63
years now and my brief introduction into SA fits me to a tee. I have also tried to help my addicton by attending self help groups and AA being at the top of the list.I also felt AA was not for me,with futile attempts at trying to help my self.
My bandaid now is self hypnosis and subliminal tapes with daily constant reminders what will happen if I should start up practising my alcoholism.Maybe it may be that your thinking changes as you get older.I m 63 and have been dry/clean for over a year now.Right now I feel my biggest help is (the free hpynosis recording Nick has made in 2004) self hypnosis
which I practice seven days a week.Going on 45 days now with Nick and wouldnt stop it for nothing.Thought he would appreciate that plug for his recording.Thanks for your time.
bmw,Phoenix,Az. USA
November 16th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Hi Bob,
I saw you post and thought I’d reply. Social anxiety is a general term used to describe any anxiety that people experience in relation to social situations, whether that be minor or crippling. When social anxiety reaches levels where it is having a significant negative effect on a person’s life it is often called Social Phobia or Social Anxiety Disorder. These terms are used in the UK and US. Many people with social anxiety turn to alcohol to cope, it’s really good to hear you’ve been dry for a year now. Keep up the good work.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of social anxiety and the fact that most self-help groups are set up by the sufferer’s themselves, there are not very many groups about. Hopefully being in Phoenix, there will be a group near you. There’s a guy called Dr. Thomas Richards who used to suffer with social anxiety himself who lives in Phoenix, AZ. If you’ve not already discovered him, he runs therapy groups for people with social anxiety there. I think there’s a charge, but he seems like an honest guy who has a reasonable approach if you want something local. http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/local.html In my own interest I shouldn’t really be advertising other people’s services, but I’d rather people got access to help when they need it and find out about what’s local to them. After all, there’s plenty more people out there to help!
People seem to have found my free hypnosis mp3 beneficial. It’s very good to hear, as it was designed to be beneficial. I have to admit though that it’s a bit rough around edges and I didn’t really expect anyone to listen to it. My understanding of social anxiety increased a lot since then and it’s very different from my current work which doesn’t include any hypnosis. I hope it continues to be beneficial for you.
Best wishes,
Nick