helps me feel a little bit more comfortable around new people

Practice makes perfect as the saying goes, so yes, this helps.

Meeting new people always helps. It gets easier but the initial stage is always hard. Still difficult.

getting out and about with mates this is really a good one to do!

I've been trying to talk to more people, pretend im confident, when really I'm scared as hell. lol Still boys are a problem for me.

we all need a beautiful social support system. we all need friends, they bring us laughter

I'm very open with my partner, but even then I can be shy.

It's hard to initiate, but they're so helpful once established

Helps me a lot.

But only intermittently.

Socializing works for me if I can get myself to do it. Especially small community type non credit classes, where you meet once a week for 7 weeks and do an activiy together. I recently took a canoeing class offered by my university. We went on a 2 night trip down a river in Mississippi. I struggled with anxiety the first 6 classes, but once we went on the trip, my social anxiety disappeared for a long while.

In the past year I have been going to someone’s house and having tea and a visit once or twice a week.

My boyfriend is helping me. He is pacient and he is helping me cope.

its easier to socialize away at school

I socalize online so i feel safe