Originally Posted by
Marigolds 
I like the al-anon meetings I go to except for one thing: the hugs and talking after the meetings. I know that it is probably just me, and that everyone means well, but after living such an isolated life for so long, it sort of freaks me out and makes me anxious about going. I feel like such a dork for admitting this.
Has anyone else experienced this and how did you cope/get over this?
Yeah, I was raised in a house where we weren't big on hugs, still not real comfortable with it but
I'm getting better. If I don't feel like hugging I simply don't. Like the others have mentioned, it is
my personal space, I can choose who I share that with. Folks in Al-Anon working a
good program would be the
first to agree with me, IMO.