Social Anxiety Anonymous (12 Steps for Social Anxiety Disorder) is a 12 Step program for people struggling with social anxiety disorder--

Here is the Preamble to their suggested meeting format (with a link after it to the rest of the meeting format)--


Social Phobics Anonymous / Social Anxiety Anonymous Meeting Format Guide:

Some find it helpful to read from this format while leading the group...

(Read preamble below before each meeting and then follow the format outlined below that).

Preamble:

"Social Phobics Anonymous (SPA), also known as Social Anxiety Anonymous (SOCAA), is a 12 Step recovery program for people who suffer from any of the following problems: Social Anxiety, Social Phobia, Shyness problems, Performance Anxiety & Paruresis (pronounced pair-YUR-eesus).

Our primary purpose is to recover from excessive social anxiety and to help others. SPA strives to provide a non-competitive, non-pressuring environment in our support groups and fellowship. We operate under the philosophy of 'take what you like and leave the rest'....

In SPA it is suggested that we do our best to refrain from gossip or criticism. It is also suggested that we also refrain from evaluating the progress of fellow group members... Simply put, we try to have a social anxiety recovery group rather than engaging in group social anxiety--

Along these lines, the 12 Steps of SPA have been found to be very effective in healing social anxiety problems. We gently encourage group members to keep coming back each week and to study and practice the 12 Steps of SPA in depth in order to enhance their ongoing recovery. May we let the Love, Understanding and Wisdom of the program grow within us one day at a time."

Rest of the Social Anxiety Anonymous Meeting (Support Group) format...

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