How can I open up to people more even if it scares me?

Take small steps. Choose a person you really trust and open up a little at a time. You don't need to be an open book for everyone.

Try to realize that they are here to listen and understand what you are going through. No one is here to judge.

It was quite slow for me, growing up I didn't have many people to talk to and be open to. I think my sister pushed my out of my shell a bit, I started talking to her more about how I was feeling and such. Slowly but surely it became easier. I think it is mainly just practice. Now I constantly push myself to say things that I would rather keep to myself, whether it be something I am embarrassed about, something super personal or just what I ate for breakfast this morning. Now that I think about this a bit more I also started speaking more to people online. I made a lot of friends and it was so easy to speak online, you have time to think, choose your words carefully etc. I think speaking to people online helped me become more comfortable with talking and slowly but surely it transferred into my day to day communication and I have grown more open in the past years. It took a lot of time, it doesn't just happen overnight, but intimidating myself, pushing myself, even though I was scared, is what helped me grow more comfortable in the end.

It's easier to talk over text in my opinion. After you get your problem out of the way, you can probably talk to them in person easier.

It's often best to start off small finding someone you can trust, with a small topic that you want to tell them and go from there. I know it can be scary, however maybe by starting off small it will decrease your fear and how scared you are. I hope you find a way that works for you, this is how i learned to open up to people.

well it will be hard, its not an instantaneous thing, you need to work on it. they say to make it you need to fake it

I understand you are anxious to talk to people. You can try starting out slow and not pressuring yourself to open up if it's too much.

By choosing the right people to open to at the begining until you are confident enough to just be open constantly. Choose understanding, loving people you can open to, people who has proven they care and won´t judge you for who you are, it sounds weird but there are many people in the world who just accept you for who you are.

You can try slowly practicing in front of close friends or family and gradually try harder things. Take your time and try to enjoy it.

Ask yourself why it scares you - be honest, and then see if you can do anything to rectify that underlying problem.