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Old 10-10-2018, 05:48 PM
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mns1
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Originally Posted by TeeJayVerm View Post
I talked to a counselor and she strongly recommended that I seek out human interaction. If you are an extrovert yourself, I definitely recommend making that a focus. AA meetings, local meet up groups, volunteering, time with friends... anything that allows you to interact with others.
TJV my therapist recommended I try to get out and interact with people more too. The thing is, I am a textbook introvert, so I am intimidated by big groups or meeting people I don’t know. So he said that just being around people is good enough. For example, going to a cafe to read or do work or just people-watch, or seeing a movie by yourself on a Friday night when the theater is busy. I saw the movie Venom this past Saturday and it was kind of nice to be in a full theater, being a part of a group reacting to scenes in the movie. The goal he said is just to be among other people, even if you are not necessarily interacting with them directly.
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