therapy is extremely effective in lessening anxiety symptoms In fact for some people group therapy is more impactful than individual therapy Group therapy works because it challenges our ideas that alone in our suffering and are somehow or others as a result Thisexperience reduces shame and isolation and also helps with the idea of accepting anxiety while you continue to live your life Communicating and connecting in a group therapy setting often helps people develop around their in social relationships While in the group a person may act out a role that they use to manage their anxiety in real life i e overly friendly withdrawn very inquisitive constantly talking dismissive Group members typically reflect on the roles they notice and provide one another with feedback Because group therapy is not real life and is confidential it feels safe for people to process such feedback As a result they become more flexible or even adopt other roles in the group that will eventually extend to their relationships In addition when in an anxious state adrenaline can take over It can be hard to know what we feel deep down let alone find the words to express what feeling Yet anxiety