No, she is definitely not supposed to be telling you what you can and cannot do with your life. I'd rip her a new one the next time you see her. Being brave enough to get out there and go to social events is exactly what you should be doing to help you with your social anxiety.
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'...
At poor peace I sing
To you strangers (though song
Is a burning and crested act,
The fire of birds in
The world's turning wood,
For my sawn, splay sounds,)
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Dylan Thomas, Author's Prologue
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