> But I simply can't. It's not that I haven't tried. It's that, even after 6 years of going to that bar, and being friendly with all, some more than others, I'm

> But I simply can't. It's not that I haven't tried. It's that, even after 6 years of going to that bar, and being friendly with all, some more than others, I'm still not comfortable with group interaction. My mind wanders, I end up pulling away slightly. After a minute it just seems easier to go back to my spot at the bar. Do you find that it matters how many people are in the conversation? For me, once there are 4 or more other people to follow (assuming they're speaking fluidly rather than slowly and deliberately), it seems like my brainpower is completely consumed just following the dynamics of the interaction, and I have almost nothing left over to process my own thoughts on the topic of conversation. I seriously have no idea how people do it.