Just stop caring so much about what you and others think of you. I lot of shyness and awkwardness can be due to overwhelming self-awareness and a misinterpreted

Just stop caring so much about what you and others think of you. I lot of shyness and awkwardness can be due to overwhelming self-awareness and a misinterpreted projected view of what others think of you. People don't spend their day thinking about their interaction with you. People interact and then move on. If they don't, then they're dealing with the same things. Just be and stop thinking about being.