Most none-bogus ways to handle Social Anxiety?

[MrBogosity]

Try Meetup.com and see if there are any groups in your area for things you're interested in.

[VectorM]

Try Meetup.com and see if there are any groups in your area for things you're interested in.

Literally nothin near me, don't think anyone over here knows about that website, honsetly 

I've decided to force myself in to meeting one friend I went to school with years back.

I actually used to have enough friends to be satisfied, but after some time, they kind of faded away, even though most of them are still near me. I think a large part of getting over this, will be to also get over procrastination and just a bit of motivation. It's definitely not like I have no opportunities out there.

[MrBogosity]

I've decided to force myself in to eating one friend I went to school with years back.

Oh, my, well I don't think cannibalism is the answer...

[VectorM]

Well, he does have a lot of meat on him, to be honest.

[Goaticus]

Getting in their and socializing is exactly what I am suggesting. Building social skills is just like building any other skill. One reason that some people experience anxiety is they're afraid something will go wrong in their small social group or at work where they will have to deal with the consequences for a while. If instead you go to gatherings like concerts or clubs then if something goes wrong you will probably never see the other person again.

A lot of most peoples social issues stem from the fact that humans are adapted to small tribes where there was a small in group and you depended on them for survival. With modern technology you now have access to many more people.

[VectorM]

Got my hands on a bunch of audio sessions by this Dr. Thomas A. Richards, called "Overcoming Social Anxiety". Some guy on YouTube recommended it, saying it helped him a lot. It's actually a 5 month program. Hey, got it for free, so nothing to lose, i guess.