Hi,

I am new here and have been lurking/reading stuff since I joined.

I have really bad social anxiety (amongst other things) and it's making it hard to get involved. I went on the chat and met some lovely people and I've made a couple of posts but I'm really struggling.

I really want to get the most out this forum, hopefully make some friends and find/give support. But I am finding it really hard to just get stuck in. There are threads I've read where I think it would be nice to post and offer some support but then I get so scared that I will say the wrong thing/upset somebody/they don't want support from me who they don't know that I end up not doing it.

Then I feel really selfish for wanting to post and ask for support because I haven't been offering any. I know the only way I will get to meet people and feel part of things is to get involved but I keep panicking at the thought. I am just so scared of doing it wrong and I don't know how to get started really.

Has anyone else had the same problem? How did you get over it? Empathy or advice would be really appreciated. I just feel so lost and scared right now and I hate that it's me and my anxiety which is making it hard for me to do anything about that.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Milli
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