hang on ....keep going. I am sure you have heard this part "When you want what we have to offer and are willing to make the effort to get it, THEN you are ready to take certain steps."
I attended meetings for close to two years while not being able to stop....eventually I got in enough pain to want what they had to offer....by THEN I was willing to make the efffort to get it.
I do understand it probably feels socially awkward to speak up....but this is not a social thing...our lives are at stake. We get socially better with time...but just break the ice. Saying "Im new and Im scared and feeling shy but really want help" is only a suggestion....and only one sentence.
I know I respond to hearing "want help" moreso than hearing "need help"....both are probably true...only "want" reveals willingness to make an effort.
Speak from the heart.
Peace,
Missy