I’m 16 if that helps. I don’t really know much about this subject honestly. I’m not very good at knowing when to speak or what to say. I can’t pick up on hints and if someone doesn’t tell me something directly, then I’ll just assume that’s not what it is. Like for example, my now girlfriend said she flirted with me constantly before we started dating, but I just didn’t pick up on the hints. Which looking back, she did, she was very touchy and would mess with me in a flirting sort of way at school as well as send hearts in messages and stuff. But at the time, I kind of picked up on it, but my brain convinced me that’s not what it was. And even when she told me she had a crush on me,, and her friends told me she wanted me to ask her to homecoming, I was still too scared to do so. Eventually,, she just asked me herself. And we’ve now been dating for about 9 months. I’ve had a few panic attacks in public from getting screamed at, and I’m not very good at controlling that. The smallest social situation too, like asking for extra ketchup or something can be overwhelming and I have extreme difficulty with that. Talking to people and hearing people talking and loud noises and stuff overwhelm me to the point where I have difficulty even functioning in crowded places. And whenever I do talk I always say stuff that I know is dumb looking back on ir, bur I just don’t pick up on the social cues not to say it, which is why I prefer to stay silent now.. Funny that when I was in like elementary school I used to be super outgoing and stuff. Granted I was still probably weird and awkward, but I was also unaware. Now I’m self conscious about everything from the way I talk to the way I walk and it causes me to be even more awkward in social situations. Other than with my girlfriend and the 3 guys I’ve been best friends with for 10+ years, I’m a complete social outcast which honestly I don’t really mind. But I at least want to figure out how to interact with people and figure out how to function in society as well as what my issue is. Any advice?