I’ll keep this short, for context I am 18 and am pretty familiar with self improvement etc. I am still horribly socially awkward however, never go out and if I did I’m 100% the type of person who would hide and do nothing. I can barely walk by people without feeling judged and have never had a real non-formal conversation (or a real friend) my entire life. I can’t do banter. My mind goes blank. I feel so uncomfortable when I imagine a version of me that is social and confident, I feel like I don’t deserve it and like it’s very artificial even though I know being socially awkward is going to ruin my life if I do nothing. I stutter a lot because of anxiety. I’m scared to dress the way I want for fear I’ll draw attention but looking like I have no style might be even worse. Basically, I have ZERO social experience. If anyone has been in this situation, how did you turn your life around? If you wanna write a paragraph, please write it. Loneliness might kill me someday at this rate.