<p>first, stop feeling sorry for yourself. Not saying this to be mean, I’m saying it to help you. Pity makes everything worse. Everything.</p>
<p>I’m an extremely social person, and even I had this problem as a Freshman at a certain college. I was actually doing too many drugs (lsd was the main culprit), and developed extreme social anxiety. I couldn’t interact without hyperventilating. I understand the pain. Here’s what you do-
Exposure Response Prevention. You need to deliberately expose yourself to the thing that’s causing you anxiety, and use cognitive scripts to handle the discomfort. Ease into it, by increasing the time you interact with people. The discomfort will pass. </p>
<p>Were all crazy…people who judge you are just insecure themselves…and EVERYONE is unhappy to some degree. Also, people who smile are rarely shot down for interaction.</p>
<p>If your problem was not getting laid, that’s a lot harder. But your problem is instantly solvable. Start now.</p>