“ I am taking ASL class with my sister.I'm HoH, but you could say I'm deaf without my hearing aids. I never had the chance to socialize in the Deaf Community so I'd like to have a meeting in NW Houston to make friends, even if it has to be at my house! ”

“ I had social anxiety pretty much my whole life. ”

“ I have had social anxiety for almost my whole life and i'm looking to change that. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am interested in meeting other like myself. ”

“ Love to meet friendly people and make new friends. I've been into multiple things like scuba, commercial and portrait photography and various engineering or design disciplines for over 20 years. I always love to learn more and make new contacts. ”

“ Im interestd in meeting other people who share the same interests as me. ”

“ I want these local meetups because I'm a total dork and it's hard to meet people once you're out of school! ”

“ Hello my name is Suzanne and i would love a place and group to go to once a week where i can be understood and be around people who understand what it's like to live in my world i suffer from PTSD. ”

“ hello ”

“ Hi,I'm 32 and I suffer from general anxiety,panic attacks,OCD,BP. I want to make friends and have people whom can relate. I want to overcome,so I can live life fully. I drive my b/f crazy. I have attacks everyday now. No one understands. ”

“ hi my nam is erica and i have type 2 bipolar. I am also married and have 3 year old triplets. ”

“ TO HELP MYSELF IN ORDER TO HAVE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND AND MY RELATIVES. MAYBE ALONG THE WAY I CAN HELP SOMEONE ELSE. ”

“ I would like to meet people that understand what I go through everyday. ”

“ Dont Be Affraid! I'm just the New Chocolate "Toy." But my batteries don't die... and I only take minuets to "recharge"! :-)~ ”

“ Hi! I'm a new guy to Houston. A down to earth guy looking for friends. ”

“ Hello, I would like to meet because I have/am struggling with depression, co-dependency, and anxiety for a while and think it would be nice to meet others who have been in a similar situation! ”

“ I've had social anxiety disorder almost my entire life, but there has never been anyone I could talk to about it. I'd like to meet similar people who can relate. ”

“ It's always good to watch horror movies in group and hear people scream...lol. ”

“ I'm new to the SW Houston area and I am looking to meet new people, hang out, have fun, and generally kill some time and brain cells. Sound interesting - contact me. ”

“ My husband and I have just moved to Atascocita. Would love to meet some new ladies my age (I'm 56) for lunch, social events, etc. ”

“ I am a serial entrepreneur who enjoys making a positive difference in people's lives. My motto is "helping people take advantage of life's opportunities.?" and enjoy seeing people succeed in life. ”

“ Hi Everyone! Been divorced for 2.5 years and would like to get out of the house and have fun. ”

“ discussion on this topic is hard to find. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet other people in my area who are looking for new friends. also I am very shy so that gets in way alot! ”

“ Linguas mortuas amo! Vitam in ea iterum spiremus! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because , I would like to meet new friends. ”

“ I have struggled with depression and other psychiatric illnesses for 6 years. I would love to meet peopl who understand what recovery is like. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I have several yrs of experience working with persons with special needs. I want to offer whatever assistance that I can to persons who are unsure where to turn. http://morrispsychologicalservices.vpweb.com/ ”

“ I have been surviving social anxiety for more than 20 years. I'm currently doing CBT at home with the Overcoming Social Anxiety Audio Series and feel that being in a group with people who understand will be beneficial. socialanxietyhouston@gmail.com ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I stay inside almost all of the time. I would like to meet groups of people in the local area. ”

“ I want local Shyness & Social Anxiety Meetups because I am working on cognitive behavioral therapy and ths would be the behavioral part of it, which is essential. ”

“ I want these local Meetups to meet friends with the same challenges and to offer encouragement and support to each other. I found info on starting a support group at www.adaa.org. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I have to change the way I function in order to survive and prosper independently of anyone else ”

“ Would like to learn Pencak Silat. ”

“ When I am in a comfortable situation I come across as very confident and gregarious. When I am not in a comfortable situation, I am paralyzed. Most of this is in dating, but it also causes me be very depressed. I suffer from severe anxiety sometimes. ”

“ "I'm a Law of Attraction Teacher who has studied directly with Dr. Michael Beckwith from "The Secret" since 2004 and I've been teaching Law of Attraction principles for over 3 years. " ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm desprate for help. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to be able to express myself openly in a group with hopes that it will cure my social phobia. ”

“ I wat to be able to sleep at night without waking up remembering. ”

“ I would like to meet up with other people with problems, myself being ADHD,social anxiety, generalized anxieties, depression. Just meet with other people. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I feel like I need to find more people like me and stop pushing people away. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i am an asl student i also work with special needs children. I live in Texas city Tx hope to find some local meetups. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to talk with others who suffer from social anxiey disorder. ”

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“ I want these local Meetups because I suffer from depression and would like to meet people in the same situation so that I can be able to learn that I'm not the only person suffering and maybe feel there is hope out there. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I want to meet with others like me. ”

“ I want to meet new friends who have the same beliefs that I do. Can't you have a friendship or even close relationship with the opposite sex without sexual ties? ”

“ I want local Asexuality Meetups because I heard about this group on CNN the other night and was happy to hear that I was not the only one who felt this way about sex. ”

“ I want local American Sign Language Meetups because, i am hard of haring and i am moving from Tucson, Arizona to Katy Texas to be minister to deaf kids i want to teach, be teacher. ”

“ I want local Deaf & Hard of Hearing Meetups because I want to become a Certified Interpreter. I want to expand my limited signing skills and be able to effectively communicate with Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. ”

“ I want local Deaf & Hard of Hearing Meetups because like to meet new friends and activity partners. ”

“ I want local Depression Meetups because i suffer major depression with paranoia, and some rage issues torwards men. I have been raped and abused along with major health probs. ”