What we’re about
When you realize how perfect everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky. – Buddha Siddhartha Gautama
Limba principala a grupului este limba română. Secundar, la nevoie, vom folosi și limba engleză.
Vom face atât întâlniri online pe Zoom, cât și întalniri pe viu într-o locație din București. Sunt în căutarea locului potrivit. Dacă aveți sugestii, vă rog să îmi scrieți.
We are a support group of people who decided that the time has come to drop off depression, constant fears or worries, stress, anxiety, paranoia, panic attacks, phobias, insomnia or oversleeping, low self-esteem, and negative self-image issues.
Who is welcome at our group?
Bucharest stress and anxiety support group is designed for men and women 18 years and older who are interested in discussing their issues and want to find natural solutions for these symptoms that have numerous underlying causes not always explored in a conventional medical setting.
- Family members, friends and supportive individuals are welcome to attend.
- Individuals who struggled with any of the conditions listed above, found a way out of the darkness and want to inspire others with their life stories
- Professionals active in the field are NOT allowed at our meetings, except with group approval.
Goals:
We are dedicated to understanding ourselves and overcoming our issues through support and education (self-help techniques), as we strongly believe that healing and recovery always come from within and lie in our power.
The group offers a confidential and safe environment to discuss and support each other while seeking to transform mental and emotional challenges into new ways of enjoying life.
We are creating a virtual positive environment where everyone is allow to safely express any thoughts they want and will never be judged. No bullying, mocking, or abusive language. There will be zero tolerance for such attempts.
What should members do at a meeting?
- Members have the right to share or listen and take notes. Please keep in mind:
- What is said in the room stays in the room. We do not talk about other members who are not present nor do we talk about members and their business outside the group.
- When you are listening to other members, please listen respectfully. If you have something you wish to say, please wait until that member is finished speaking. Do not start up side conversations while other members are talking.
- Always refrain from judging other members.
Host:
Our group is hosted and led by Dr. Florian Burcea. Florian has been Life Coaching since 2008. Being raised in Romania, he studied and then practiced medicine for 7 years while investigating different religious and philosophical traditions of the present and the past. Then he ended up shifting to Coaching. Dr. Burcea is not a licensed mental health professional, but his medical background, coaching experience (in Romania, Russia and USA) and his own personal struggle with anxiety and depression will be of great help.
New Members! ~ JOIN THROUGH THIS MEETUP Page for our Group Today! We are a "Private Group" which means your membership and identity are completely confidential.
Every 18 minutes someone in the U.S dies by suicide. This group provides support and resources to help prevent suicide and improve quality of life.
How important are such groups?
Fighting Social Isolation Changes Your Genes
The science of epigenetics has conclusively demonstrated that support networks can be a life-changing or life-saving experience to an extent surprising to many immunologists and psychologists.
In The Social Life of Genes: Shaping Your Molecular Composition, David Dobbs writes:
“If you actually measure stress, using our best available instruments, it can’t hold a candle to social isolation. Social isolation is the best-established, most robust social or psychological risk factor for disease out there. Nothing can compete.”
“You can’t change your genes. But if we’re even half right about all this, you can change the way your genes behave—which is almost the same thing. By adjusting your environment you can adjust your gene activity...
“Despite these well-known effects, Cole said he was amazed when he started finding that social connectivity wrought such powerful effects on gene expression."
What this means is that the same gene expression that cause a depressive condition to manifest itself can be affected by a positive and supportive social environment to the point the same genetic trait is reduced in severity or even brought to remission.
The Lethality of Loneliness
We are social animals. We were never meant to be alone. Air pollution increases yours odds of an early death by 5%, obesity by 20%, alcohol by 30%, and living with loneliness by 45%.
We’re here to share:
healing
respect
support
strength
friendship
confidence
understanding
encouragement
and so much more
we hope you’ll join and share at our next meeting!
Realize that you're not alone!
Learn from others' struggles, share your own wisdom, and challenge yourself.
A bit on what social anxiety is:
Social anxiety is the fear of day-to-day social situations that involve interaction with other people. You could say social anxiety is the fear of being negatively judged and evaluated by other people. Stress, nervousness, occasional anxiety are all normal and have their role in life. But if fear becomes a driving force in your life, controlling the path you take and keeping you from enjoying things, then it has become something beyond a healthy fear. It is a phobia.
Anxiety may arise when:
- Being introduced to other people
- Being teased or criticized
- Being the center of attention
- Being watched while doing something
- Meeting people in authority/"important people"
- Interacting in relationships, whether friendships or romantic
- Being in public (even crossing the street or shopping at the grocery store)
- In social encounters, especially with strangers but even when surprised by someone you know
- Going around the room in a circle and having to say something (like in a social anxiety support group!)
- Just thinking of interacting with people!
And here's a link to a test to see if you have social anxiety. Every human being falls somewhere along the continuum. Where you fall only gives you an idea of where you are right now.
https://socialanxietyinstitute.org/test-social-anxiety-disorder-find-out-if-you-suffer-social-anxiety
There are many ways to view your struggle and many ways to combat it. Share.
Stop thinking, start doing!
Hurry up and join our group while it is completely free!
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. – Dalai Lama
Group's primary language: Romanian
Group's secondary language: English