I joined this group at a critical time of my life. At this time I did not talk to people really... only to my T. Otherwise I was really introverted and journaled alot. Way too much actually ....

I understand that it is difficult to be brand new. Would it help at all to think that everybody was new at some time. I hope that your T is encouraging you in the meeting and that at least some of the folks there are empathetic to your new status and shyness.

Did I miss... how long have you been going? It takes a bit to feel comfy. I think that jealousy and anger are pretty typical for a group but .... what would you like to talk about? What would help you or where would you like the group to go...(aside from disappear..lol). You can take the group in a different direction perhaps. And lol yes I know about things being said ....wrong. It should be the group and the leader's role to redirect that.

Well I think that like regular therapy, we like to look back and question what was said by you and by others. How to do things differently.

Sometimes a person has to spew it out to get it out....even if it is not appropriate. It is like smoothing a rough stone. First it is kind of rough and with assistance and work, it becomes polished.

By the end of the group I was a facilitator... something for a shy gal afraid to share herself.

I am off to bed. Good luck tomorrow.