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This meetup group will close down in December!
We are moving to facebook so please join this private group if you want to stay connected. I am hoping this will be a more informal place to connect, share experiences online, and for more people to organise social meetups as and when they want to.
Also if you would like to take over this meetup group (this could be in a small group and split the cost )please message me for details asap.
please check your messages at times as this app does not send alerts.
The Facebook group has same name and photo , Cambridge Social Anxiety Self Help
[https://www.facebook.com/groups/2564714167226648/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2564714167226648/)
This group is for anyone who is struggling with social anxiety and feeling isolated. Our group holds various events, including social meetups/pub quizzes and more structured practice groups. This allows people to challenge themselves and pick meetups which will either allow a safe space to explore their feelings, practice group speaking or meet new friends. There are different meetups planned every other friday at Rock Road library Community room in Cambridge. Some of the groups will be informal, getting to know others and talking about the challenges that we face. Some may be Board games evenings. Some may be more challenging, practicing group speaking and discussing topics and questions in groups or pairs. Others may include more challenging 'relaxed public speaking' practice groups. There is no pressure to speak or do any of the excercises , but we do encourage this as we have seen the benefits from all the group members. I feel more groups like this should be available as we have seen how it has helped many people to gain more confidence. This is a safe and non judgmental space for people to practice stepping out of there comfort zone. The group is not run by therapists, this is a voluntary group run by people who have personal experience of social anxiety/being shy and lacking self confidence. There is a small charge of £5 to cover the room rental for the library meetups, and tea and coffee will be available.
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I am hoping you received Johns email yesterday regarding the changes to this group.
Unfortunately, there has been a big increase in subscription charges for meetup, and I do not have extra time to run the practice groups at the moment. So, I dont think we will be able to keep this group running with just the two of us.
We have tried to move people to the facebook group, as this would be free, and a more open space for people to post their own events/meetups. But I do not know if I have been able to reach people on here with this information, so I have created this non-event as I feel it will be announced and seen better.
I am not sure if people prefer this meetup group rather than facebook, so we have asked if anyone wants to contribute towards the cost of the annual subscription. It would depend on numbers, but we would hope this could be as little as £5-10 a year if we have enough people.
Just for now if people could let me or john know if you are keen to keep this meeup group going and if you are happy to contribute to help out. Please do this as soon as possible as i think it will close at christmas.
This could be if you wish to run groups or if you just want to contribute to keep it going.
This is also the link to the facebook group in case this shuts down :
he Facebook group has same name and photo , Cambridge Social Anxiety Self Help [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2564714167226648/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/2564714167226648/)
There is also a whats app group for people who dont have facebook, please message me or john your number if you would prefer this.
I really hope it does keep running as I really have found this space a postive and helpful place for those struggling with Social Anxiety. I have really loved running the practice groups, and may be able to do the occaisional one, but for now it will be mainly social meetups which are popular too.
please contact me or john with any questions.
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