“ Hello Peeps... Im happy to have stumbled onto this site. Looking forward to what it may bring. ”

“ I hate these things, I am much too long winded for them. anywho, my fiance is bipolar and has PTSD and BPD. I would love to have a group of people who can help me understand what he may be going through and also a group for him possibly. ”

“ Married to a wonderful guy Paul. My second marriage. I have 3 girls ages Kaylie 16, Emmilie 13, and Airiana 18 mos. Also my step son lives with us his name is David and he is 17. Moved to Oregon in August 2003 from Kansas so a mid-west girl. ”

“ I was born with a severe nerve damage in both of my ears. I was raised orally and mainstreamed. I have been hearing impaired all of my life and would like to meet other deaf/hearing impaired friends. Later in my life I did learn ASL @ Gallaudet. ”

“ I want to meet people near Salem. I know there are interesting, intelligent people here who want to meet others with common interests, like scuba, hiking, travel, politics, reading and photography (me). I'd also love to explore new interests. ”

“ Hi there! :-) ”

“ I'd love to meet some people to discuss these books with. Reading other women writers will inspire me to keep writing. ”

“ Hi I would like these local meetups so it will make it easier to meet new people. ”

“ I would really like to get together with people who understand social anxiety and depression, but am not sure how to get a meeting started.....place, cost, etc. Please contact me at contactanastasia@yahoo.com if you have any suggestions or can help. ”

“ Hi, I just moved to L.A. from Portland, Oregon. (Originally from Canada.) I'm 27 and marginally employed as a freelance movie reviewer. My boyfriend works in the movie biz and he knows people here, but I don't! So I need to meet some new peeps. : ) ”

“ Beacuse I need them ”

“ Love the idea of nature, nudity and feeling a connection with other like minded folks. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because just typing this makes me kind of nervous. I need help! ”

“ Hello. I have been introverted my whole life due to self-esteem & self-image issues. I need to get over them, and what better way than with others who have similar issues. Let's help each-other help ourselves! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because because I want to meetnew people who are shy also. ”

“ I would like to meet others who share the same challenges that I do... ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am interested ”

“ 39, single, lived in Portland for a year. In the middle of a career change from web design to accounting. Looking to expand my social network. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because sometimes we all need to cuddle a little bit. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am tired of turtling away in my shell all day. ”

“ im shy! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am new to Portland and would like to meet friends ”

“ I just moved to Portland after graduating from UO and would love to meet some new people! :-) ”

“ Hello, my name is Wendy. I live in the Lake Oswego area with my husband. I enjoy knitting very much, and I am looking to meet knew people who also enjoy the hobby. ”

“ I'm a 32 year old woman who has had generalized social phobia/social anxiety most of my life.My hobbies include:reading,learning foreign languages,watching telenovelas(spanish language soaps),movies,listening to music,internet, genealogy,etc... ”

“ I really need a group that addresses this together. I have never found a group that does, in Portland ”

“ I want these local Meetups because the anxiety I feel around people I meet. I'd like to meet people who have these episodes so we can help each other. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I need help and encouragement to deal with my issues. ”

“ 23/married/female I have been suffering from depression and social anxiety disorder. I recently got so desperate I started to have radical thoughts of suicide. I admitted myself into a hospital and learned more in 5 days than 1 year of therapy. ”

“ I am intesested in meeting new people but find I am quit shy in social situations. I am a kind and considerate person and would love to join this group. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want a chance to share my poetry with others and to get over the stage fright of reading in front of others. also to make friends and improve my writing. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because im new to portland and have anxiety for 7 years now and want to meet people like myself. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because we need a local group for anxiety suffers for support and share info. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm asexual and extremely shy in social situation. ”

“ Scott articulated perfectly my reasons; I, too, just moved to Portland, and the difficulty of adjusting coupled with an already um "delicately balanced" emotional sensibility have made me want to meet other people that I feel like I can talk to. ”

“ I want local Children's Rights Meetups because we need to get serious about protecting our children. A child's right to be safe and healthy and maintain their innocence far outweighs the pedophile's right to abuse them. Throw away the key! ”

“ Hi, my names Bronwyn. I love all things to do with vampires...unfortunately I am not a vampire myself. But I do happen to be a willing donor and love to meet people interested in vampirism. ”

“ I want local Shyness & Social Anxiety Meetups because it has been a burden for a number of years. ”

“ I want local Shyness & Social Anxiety Meetups because I have social anxiety disorder ”

“ I want local Self-Injury Meetups because I have been involved in self injury as well as many of my friends and having been in previous support groups for various reasons has really helped. I'd really like to see a support group start. ”