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Transfer to daily life
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Changes in social relationships
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Less anxiety in social situations
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“Before that, I said no to every social get-together, or I came and went within a very short time. And that changed at least. The social anxiety actually became less because it was dealt with, by being in the group"
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Changes in perceptions of life
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Re-engage in contact with family
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.“Every time I went home I was totally… (breathing deeply…) oh no, I can't go anymore, I've done something wrong, said something wrong, I can't… It was just like exercising—I can go next time. And I can stand it, I can handle it and the others are not a notch worse or better. And it was … it took a lot of training.”
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Factors that enhance transfer
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More confident in social settings
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“So I'm not sitting there all the time and thinking, am I saying something wrong? Am I doing something wrong? Am I talking too much? … Those sorts of things are indirectly trained by being in these groups”
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Factors that impede transfer
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Keeping in touch with peers from the IMR sessions
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Mental vulnerability
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Meeting new friends
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A desert islands
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Dare to open (talking about symptoms, future goals)
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Interruptions of daily rhythms and routines
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More outgoing
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Managing day-to-day life with mental illness
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More present and engaged when with others
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