I'm sorry if you have covered this in earlier posts, but is there anything you can do about the group? Or anything they can do? @Captain24 I'm sorry it feel so hard this time.
From my own group experiences, I don't know if I've shared in the past already, but there was one person in my group that I really didn't get along with - at all... and the group was for 18 months. It was very very trying each time that person spoke. I had to do a lot of self talk and unpack each situation with my psychologist because this person triggered me so much each time.
Long story short, what I learnt from the experience is, that's life. There's people you like and people you don't like. I had to cop both. It taught me patience, it helped a grow a bit of a fuse, and really, I had to suck it up even though I was dying inside.
To this day, do I like that person? No. Do I regret being in a group with her? Also no. It taught me a lot of valuable lessons.
In live, I've always had an avoidant approach to things. That is, if I don't like it or it doesn't suit me, walk away. But this group session made me seek out other strategies.
I absolutely get that our 'groups' are quite different, but I just thought sharing this experience about having learnt something from it, may help you hang in there a bit more.
Thinking of you.
Sorry if it's ME who's gone on a tangent this time!
