Step #1 is to find out if you have social anxiety disorder. Online quizzes can be pretty accurate—try this one: https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/liebowit

Step #1 is to find out if you have social anxiety disorder. Online quizzes can be pretty accurate—try this one: https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/liebowitz-sa-scale/ https://nationalsocialanxietycenter.com/liebowitz-sa-scale/ If you do have it, get cognitive behavioral therapy! I did CBT online because I was too anxious to go to a real therapist, and it made a bigger difference in my life than anything else I’ve ever done, ever. Yes, I had done all the advice in this thread—regular gymgoer, put myself out there a lot, had a retail job, etc. Nothing really helped until I got the CBT I needed.