Originally Posted by
Pathwaytofree 
I went on my own. It was very scary walking through that door. But there were two women in particular who met my scared look with warm and friendly faces. It's scary for everyone going to a meeting the first few times. You're definitely not alone with that.
You're not under any obligation to speak if you don't feel comfortable. You can say your name and that you're new, or you could just say "pass".
Yikes. Rereading this, I see I focused on the wrong thing and it was incomplete. I meant to say sure it's "scary" going to a meeting the first time, but it was like that for every single person in the room. Even the ones who are now warm, kind, smiling, happy, and in a good place in their recovery. They were just like you and me at one time. And you will be just like them one day. You will feel more comfortable as time goes on, and one day you'll laugh at yourself at how scared you were. Then you'll come back on SR and help someone new just like yourself.
