In middle school I had pretty bad social anxiety probably born from a lack of confidence in myself. Then I enrolled in a vocational school for CompSci with a bu

In middle school I had pretty bad social anxiety probably born from a lack of confidence in myself. Then I enrolled in a vocational school for CompSci with a bunch of ex-BigTech instructors (MSFT, IBM, ORCL, etc.) close to retirement who mentored the students and were really serious about the ethos and importance of engineering. As an impressionable kid (~14 y/o) being taugh so much by such competent people instilled in me confidence in my skills and myself. The social anxiety was soon gone and after 5 years of that school I have a very good friend group who share my interests and I will cherish until I die. TLDR: Be confident in yourself and what you can do.