I don't consider myself overly shy but when my symptoms are acting up, I get so withdrawn. Really, I'm just saving people from my presence. But, this kind of backfires because I know I tend to be happier and more functional in my whole life when I have lots of fun times with friends. So I'm making a very purposeful choice to do more, initiate contact with more people and try new things. Still, I always feel so awkward and like people will know that I'm weird and they wont want to be my friends (though I have no evidence that this is true).

Anyone in my same boat?