Anyone done/thinking about doing the Social Anxiey programme in the Mater?

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I applied for it this morning after having it reccommended by a rake of people!
Its usually a long enough waiting list - about 5 monhs I'm told.
But like, I'm 21 - suffered through my childhood and teens.
I want to actually enjoy my 20's.
I'm nervous now... Hoping I'll be able to get a place on it.

Has anyone else thought about doing this?

Me too!! :-/

Do you have Gillian Butlers book?
I just ordered it!!

Just googled it there,sounds pretty good and it cant do any harm to read it I spose,might order it too,Amazon are doing it for 7 quid so may aswell!

7, thats not feckin' bad!!
I'm gettin' it from O'Mahony's for 11 euro.
Only problem is my mates bf (who i think kinna hates me), will see the order cos he works there!
Ah sure its not like she'll judge me if he mentions it..
Def get it - i hear its great!

Ciarán - the course is still running!
I just heard back from 'em.
Had to fill out the survey.
Theyve started up a second group too so it'll go quicker.
There's 80 people on the waiting list!

2 groups of 9 people max each. 80 people on waiting list. Course lasts 14 weeks. Doesn't sound too good! That's well over a year!

EEEK!!

But there's screening too and some people who dont have sa wont get it.
People could cancel too...

How long would ya say we'll be waitin'?

You're right! I was being very pessimistic. Someone else mentioned 5 months (someone who's done it, I think). I'm waiting 4 months already, and I haven't heard from them since, and you're supposed to hear from them a few weeks beforehand. Ciaran says he applied Sept/Oct and hasn't heard from them either. So that's at least 7 months. Still doesn't sound too good. But it sounds better !!! :-)

Ah we should be okay - at least we can live with the comfort of knowing it'll be worth the wait!

x_No_Oil_Painting_x wrote:

I've heard you can't cure SA but you can improve. I just wanna get outta hell and seem remotely confident.
How long were you waiting to start? I emailed them yesterday but havent heard anything back yet..
Ill definitely go through with it anyway!
What kind of stuff did it focus on?
Anything to do with eye contact?

Sorry I vanished

Looking back at my emails I was waiting around 7 months from applying to starting.

The course focused on stuff like why you get anxious, what happens when you get anxious, what you do to make it worse and how to change that, how you think about things, what you believe about yourself, conversation skills etc. You also have to do a video of yourself roleplaying a situation where you're anxious, it's scary but totally worth it so don't let that put you off. Eye contact does come up a bit, most people in my group mentioned it as a problem for them so it was talked about a good bit.

I'm starting this on Thursday,did anybody else get a place on it?

I desperately need to and wish i could but traveling to Dublin every week would be just too awkward. I wish there was one in Galway or nearer does anyone know if there is any other one nearer to co. galway? I already contacted social anxiety Ireland and they said they weren't planning any maybe there is someone i could contact that could make it happen. anyone know?

I applied back in March. Still havent heard from em...

Doing it at the moment and its great,its a big help to just be in a room with 8 other people who are going through the same things as yourself and being able to talk about it.Everybody is really nice too.

Week 3 is tomorrow but I'm going to London in the morn for my B-day so will miss it,looking forward to week 4!

Ciaran wrote:Doing it at the moment and its great,its a big help to just be in a room with 8 other people who are going through the same things as yourself and being able to talk about it.Everybody is really nice too.

Week 3 is tomorrow but I'm going to London in the morn for my B-day so will miss it,looking forward to week 4!

Oooh sounds pretty good - i'm jealous of you!!
I'd love to know where i am in the waiting list.
Let me know how ya get on!!

I done it cant recomment it highly enough! Its that good!!!

I would only the traveling to Dublin if only there was one in galway or nearer to it i would love to do it!!

I know the drive up is not so bad its coming home that takes ages, ya get used to it tho as its only once a week!