Posted by littleone on January 11, 2006, at 20:16:00
In reply to Social isolation, posted by Racer on January 11, 2006, at 4:52:48
These are pretty obvious ones, but they have helped me in the past. I wouldn't say it helped me out of my shell at all. I don't really talk to the other people. It's more like they just got me to be with people which cuts back on the isolation a little.
At one stage I took embroidery classes each weekend. I probably went for 2 or 3 months. Generally there were often the same people there, which made things a little easier. (And I do beautiful stitching work now, when I'm not in my black hole).
The other thing I've done is join a hiking club. Because a hike takes all day, there's lots of time to talk on the track to the person in front/behind you. Or you can talk to no one and just be with others. Sometimes on a hike there'll be people I've met before on previous hikes, and there's always someone new to talk to.
I think my T sees this as an opportunity to make friends. To ask someone I've seen a few times to come on a hike with me on another weekend (ie not with the club, just with us). I think he's right, but I also think this isn't happening any time soon.
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