The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy intro course I did said that you have to work out what your values are and then commit to working towards them, no matter what you feel. So if you decide that socialising is important and you need to do more, then you have to set your mind to doing it, even though it's hard and scary.

I decided that voluntary work was important and good for me, so I took the risk and offered to run a craft group at a local MH drop-in centre. This week I had to meet them to discuss it and I was terrified about meeting new people and worrying that they'd think I was a fraud, and I still worry about not being good enough to run the group, or that people will think my crafting abilities/creativity are rubbish, but I'm doing it anyway, and I know that it'll make me feel better about myself because I'm helping others, and doing something constructive with my days, and it gives me something to talk about when people ask what I do all day cos I don't work. Just a thought. I know it's hard though

*Willow*