Social Anxiety and Recovery: ugh.
I'm new to the site...I joined in 2010 and forgot all about it! Ive been sober a long time and have a number of mental health diagnosis including an anxiety disorder. I moved from NY to FL and lost all my wonderful friends, support, and home group. AA is so different here and people have a zero tolerance for discussing menatal health during your share. Dang- it says in How it Works- "there are those among us with grave emotional and mental disorders".
So, anyway, I go to the only Dual Diagnosis Recovery meeting here and I am looking on this site for friendship and mutual support to supplement my program. I go to regular AA and sometimes have to leave I get so anxious- I have even had a few panic attacks.
Can anyone else relate? I have an anti anxiety med but don't want to pop a pill for every situation in my life ugh.