Writing Groups

As much as I enjoy meeting with like minded people and doing that which I love - writing - the concept of writer's groups is scary to me. I find it far too easy to imagine bad writers, blindly determined to hang onto the belief in their own genius, despite never having had anyone say anything other than "You're very brave....." after reading their work, seated, scowling at me and awaiting my awed response to their verse novel about their messy divorce. Scary. And arguments. There WILL be arguments. About topics, or critiques, or venues, or who is 'in charge'.

But I want a group. I NEED a group. Surely it will all turn out? God. What if it doesn't and it breaks my spirit?

Or worse.....What if I am the 'bad writer'?