As someonw with really bad social anxiety, Playing DnD for the small time i did brought me out my shell. I played it every wednesday for 9 weeks during college however i have since left and have returned to my old habbit of hiding myself away from people.
Ive sat down and tried playing games like BG3 with people via the discord, i backed out after hearing them having a conversation. Im terrible at talking over the phone because i can easily back out with a click of a button which is why i prefer At theTable sessions where i cant back out if ive walked in the room and met these people. Mabye after i know these people i can do online sessions but not unless ive met them in person and i am comfortable around them.
As an 18 year old in the UK who decided not to go to Uni for my mental health its hard to meet people who like dnd in my area so i make PCs i would like to play one day and then i watch critical role because why not (Cant wait for October 2nd!!!)
I want to know if anyone else feels/has felt this way and what are you doing/have you done about these feelings? And what style of DnD do you prefer?
To answer the question D&D helped keep me sane during Covid. Like a lot of people I found myself suddenly locked at home by myself, working from home and only going out to do my weekly shop. D&D was an excuse for my friends and I to spend time together online without the awkwardness we were experiencing trying to just chat on Zoom. After Covid it's helped me make new friends in person (not easy when you're almost 50) and has helped me give back to the community by running games at the local library for teenagers, helping them make friends and come out of their shells
As for you where abouts in the UK are you (not important, just curious as I'm in Southampton)? Have you tried local game shops or the libraries to see if they've got any D&D games you can join? I know all along the south coast there are thriving TTRPG clubs that always welcome new players
I live down East Sussex, Lewes way. Im thinking about heading to my local library but its not the most popular of spaces.
I think if i played D&D during Covid my social anxiety wouldnt be so bad. Nobody tied to contact me or replied to my messages apart from family during Covid so i felt more isolated than i already was causing me to just not talk to anyone what-so-ever apart from close family and the people living in my house. I only heard of D&D in 2022 and i found a large interest in it but never actually got to play anything until July of 2024. I had to stop after leaving college and my campaign ending so now im stuck in the cycle again.
I hope you find somewhere, I know from the kids I run games for it can really help with social anxiety, you basically pretend to be a character who is confident and out going until you suddenly find yourself being confident and out going. Quick google and there seems to be a couple of board game cafes in Lewes so might be worth checking with them
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As someonw with really bad social anxiety, Playing DnD for the small time i did brought me out my shell. I played it every wednesday for 9 weeks during college however i have since left and have returned to my old habbit of hiding myself away from people.
Ive sat down and tried playing games like BG3 with people via the discord, i backed out after hearing them having a conversation. Im terrible at talking over the phone because i can easily back out with a click of a button which is why i prefer At theTable sessions where i cant back out if ive walked in the room and met these people. Mabye after i know these people i can do online sessions but not unless ive met them in person and i am comfortable around them.
As an 18 year old in the UK who decided not to go to Uni for my mental health its hard to meet people who like dnd in my area so i make PCs i would like to play one day and then i watch critical role because why not (Cant wait for October 2nd!!!)
I want to know if anyone else feels/has felt this way and what are you doing/have you done about these feelings? And what style of DnD do you prefer?
To answer the question D&D helped keep me sane during Covid. Like a lot of people I found myself suddenly locked at home by myself, working from home and only going out to do my weekly shop. D&D was an excuse for my friends and I to spend time together online without the awkwardness we were experiencing trying to just chat on Zoom. After Covid it's helped me make new friends in person (not easy when you're almost 50) and has helped me give back to the community by running games at the local library for teenagers, helping them make friends and come out of their shells
As for you where abouts in the UK are you (not important, just curious as I'm in Southampton)? Have you tried local game shops or the libraries to see if they've got any D&D games you can join? I know all along the south coast there are thriving TTRPG clubs that always welcome new players
I live down East Sussex, Lewes way. Im thinking about heading to my local library but its not the most popular of spaces.
I think if i played D&D during Covid my social anxiety wouldnt be so bad. Nobody tied to contact me or replied to my messages apart from family during Covid so i felt more isolated than i already was causing me to just not talk to anyone what-so-ever apart from close family and the people living in my house. I only heard of D&D in 2022 and i found a large interest in it but never actually got to play anything until July of 2024. I had to stop after leaving college and my campaign ending so now im stuck in the cycle again.
I hope you find somewhere, I know from the kids I run games for it can really help with social anxiety, you basically pretend to be a character who is confident and out going until you suddenly find yourself being confident and out going. Quick google and there seems to be a couple of board game cafes in Lewes so might be worth checking with them