Greetings fellow avoidants

I'm new here and suffering from AvP. My goal is to find like minded people to socialize and share experiences with. And where's a better place to find anyone more understanding than here?

A little bit about myself:
I'm male and 30 years of age. My interests include music, piano, animals, games, internet, tv and fitness. Currently unemployed with an education in economics.
I've been in therapy with medication for depression and self harm since 15 years ago. But just recently been officially diagnosed with an avoidant personality disorder.
I'm trying my best to improve my life, but therapy didn't help much so far. I believe that positive social contacts would have a much bigger impact. For the past 10 years I was living in a self chosen state of social isolation with little to no friends.
Extremely introverted, overly sensitive to what other people think, mostly silent in social situations but a good listener, afraid of rejection with feelings of inferiority, recently unable to find fun in activities I once used to enjoy.

If you're also interested in improving your social skills or just feel lonely in general, I would be happy to receive a private message from you!