I know many people that got through this. they changed their name...example when meeting someone ...I my name is fred but my friends call me Gus. if you want to go this route just pick a new name and stick with that one name then tell anyone that calls you, your birth name you decided to change your name to (new name) please call me that. and when you introduce your self to new people use the new name.

some people go through the legal process to legally change their names. your county clerks office can tell you how to do that.