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Itearor · Apr 21, 2021, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by divine1966

Meetup groups if there are in your area. Ton of movie going groups and gaming and hiking and book clubs etc Now it slowed down with covid but it’s opening up again. Take a look

Take a class in a community center or other community venue. Any class. Foreign language. Drawing. Yoga.

Volunteer somewhere.

Religious communities if you are up to it, church or whatever is your denomination

@divine1966 I like the idea of taking classes a lot. In fact, I once considered getting a certification of my English (it's not my mother tongue). So I would kill two birds with one stone. And the enrollment starts next week!

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Originally Posted by MsLady

^^ Agreed

Also, it's best you keep your professional life separate from your social life. What you can do though is practice your social skills professionally with your colleagues (eye contact, initiating conversations, small-talk, etc).

There's got to be a social skills development group in your area? Again, with covid19 it may be on hold.

I did some research, and apparently there's a social skills development group here. However, it is geared towards children...

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Originally Posted by MickeyCheeky

i agree with the other wise and wonderful posters. Try to see if there are any activities near you that you may join and perhaps even some online groups if you trust that. You can start meeting people IRL from there i think. Wishing you the very best! Sending many Safe, Warm hugs to BOTH you, @Itearor, your Family, your Friends and ALL of your Loved Ones! Keep fighting and keep rocking NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, OK?!

Thanks, @MickeyCheeky. Regarding online groups, this forum itself could be considered one, right?

In fact, I read about the forums somewhere on the Internet (it was referred to as the Psych Central Forums, its older name, I presume. Since I've found many dead links around here pointing to the old domain name) and they mentioned that apart from the bulletin board there were social groups. However, I get a permission denied message. I could be wrong, but maybe I need to reach a certain number of posts before joining them? I guess I'll have to ask in the "Community Feedback & Tech Support" forum.

One more thing: I decided that choosing between meeting with some acquaintances of mine or making new friends was stupid, since I could try both paths.

I contacted with an old classmate and we arranged to go to the movie theater this weekend. I hope it goes well!