hey. i think i understand your worry about group. the dbt group i went with had two kinds of people (rather simplistic to be sure, but it certainly did seem that way). half of the people were happy to talk talk talk and the other half were happy to be as inconspicuous and invisible as possible. part of the role of the facilitators was to help the talky people be a little more focused on others (to gently help bring them our of their shell) and of course to help bring them out of their shell themselves. sometimes the talky people were good for breaking the ice, though. could relate to them in a way (even though i was wishing i could disappear through the floor).

I get what you mean about being acknowledged. appreciated. respected. feeling heard. maybe... you will get the opportunity to experience being in a group that can provide those sorts of things for you. might give you some more confidence in IRL group situations, too :-)

I don't really understand what your therapist means by 'this is not a psychotherapy group'. what is it? art therapy? dance therapy? education? a process group is kinda like... one on one therapy but it is done in a group setting. one of the things that is processed is how particular individuals feel about other particular individuals. so people get a chance to learn how others respond to them on the basis of what they put out there... and to learn how they relate to others on the basis of the past...