I decided since no one has put up any new topics, that I would post a new topic. Since I am handicapped physically and mentally one of my handicapes is being afraid of not being paid any attention to when I'm in a group. To say the least I'm bashful. It is hard for me to make friends. I may hang around someone but I don't know what to say in a group of people. [if it's 1 on 1 I some times can talk]. But what to say to strangers? Basically I'm uncomfortable. Sometimes I feel I've married a man who likes to go to social events. I end up sitting beside him and talking to him. But I end up trying to think of some excuse to not attend or ask if I can leave before it's over. When I go to a dance I end up feeling the same way, even though my husband is there with me, he's basically the only one I talk to. Does anyone have any advise? Mary Lou