Sounds of Silence

My home group usually seizes up if there's a whole forty-five seconds of silence between shares. Then someone leaps into the breach, saying, "I'll talk because I just can't stand the silence." This might be part of my problem with meditation. As an alcoholic, I'm used to having a few plates spinning in the air and lots of cunning plans chattering away in my brainpan. The prospect of any kind of silence is truly frightening.