Recovery Groups: Where Social Anxiety Meets Folding Chairs  Let's talk about that moment. You know the one. As you sit in your vehicle outside the recovery meeting with a tight grip on the steering wheel you debate facing your inner struggles or taking a drive to Taco Bell instead. Your phone's GPS is quietly judging you: "You have arrived at your destination." Yeah, thanks for the reminder, Captain Obvious.  Everyone who attends recovery meetings knows this common experience as pre-group paralysis. You find yourself trapped between two fears as you enter recovery meetings because you feel scared of both attending and leaving. Fun times.  Here's what your brain is probably telling you: Each person inside functions flawlessly as a recovery robot who maintains a perfectly organized life. They all know each other. These individuals sit in a circle (ugh, circles) and share profound wisdom while knitting sweaters to help homeless kittens. You stand before the door, you...