I've been realizing lately that I actually pretty much have no local friends who I can hang out with. This has been the case for a long while - the reason being that, as you may already know, I have pretty severe social anxiety which makes it very hard for me to talk to people IRL (even online to some extent). However, I've recently been started on some anti-anxiety medication, which is starting to help me feel just a teeny bit more confident. That said, I think I would really like to start trying to meet people nearby.

The only thing is that I am not even sure where to start as far as meeting people goes. I am thinking for sure I am going to start going to the local furry meetups again (I haven't been in over a year because I felt so awkward and shy), but would definitely be interested in hearing other ideas as well since the furry meetups only happen once a month.