How'd your individual session go, did you have that yet? :-)

I loved having my individual T when I was in group; she wouldn't "help"/discuss group things but occasionally when I had a problem or insight, etc. we'd talk about it. I was afraid in group and still remember her telling me, "I don't know much about group therapy but I don't think they're out to get you" and it was like a lightbulb being turned on! It was so helpful understanding it wasn't a me/them situation (I was the newest member). I must have literally thought they were out to get me :-) From then on I wasn't afraid to sit anywhere (I had always arrived early to get next to the woman leader for "protection" but she was almost scarier than the group because she also was very direct/"present" and it was scary when she turned her attention to you :-) and I was much more relaxed and could thus "see"/"hear"/participate more.