@MusicalHipster Here is a little guide I wrote some time ago. Like I said, therapy is the best way to treat social anxiety. But you can do a lot of things yourself too and potentially you could even treat it on your own power. This is a useful worksheet for an exposure list. Basically, you think of some things that make you anxious, for example: going to the supermarket. You rank that with a number from 0-10, 0 being no anxiety whatsoever and 10 being extreme anxiety. You make a list like this, start doing the easy ones and work your way down. For me the first thing I did was asking random people for a lighter. Then when I did that a couple of times, I started asking people for directions. I did that numerous times too. Then I asked a group of people for directions, to make it harder. With time you'll get better at handling your anxiety and the situations will become less anxiety inducing. Don't be discouraged if it is difficult, because it should be. Just be proud of being brave enough to take steps towards recovery.