I am socially awkward

I've read a few of the stories above (sooo long xD) but for me in person in really shy talking one on one but I find in a group I can be more myself for some reason. Weird right? When I first came here all I wanted were friends (mainly girls for reasons not relationship reasons just reasons xD)but no one added me Q.Q so I added a few people and said hi rlly awkwardly xD after that a few months to be exact I said screw it and pushed myself as hard as I could to talk to people. for the first week it was a rollercoaster of emotions and bad thoughts and tiredness from exerting myself but now I've got friends on here :) and I'm happy and can talk to more people when I want online ^_^ I usually ask questions and be random >_> I'm still bad at talking xD especially in person anyway don't do what I did it sucked :p if u want u can add me and I can help u some ^_^

One trick I always give to friends of mine who have social anxiety is to at least look someone in the eye long enough to notice his/her eye color, even to passers on the street. Once you have eye contact down to where you aren't looking away really quickly when they glance at you, you can then practice on nonverbal communication. (Which is actually the key to at least 90% of daily interaction.) Also practice noticing and expressing things like body language. Of course you want to keep practicing verbal language, but do that with people who are lower stakes, like store clerks, older individuals, close friends, and family until you get body language down.

We're all like this, I had to finish school early because mine was so bad and I regret it now, it just takes hard work and practice, it won't go away with age

If we weren't all socially awkward in one way or another, we wouldn't be on this site! Don't worry, you're among friends (:

In all honesty I used to be the same way. Someone who was socially not necessarily awkward but someone quiet, I am sometimes the same way but I have realized that life is short and that keeping my feelings inside to conform to others is not the best option. I would rather people see me as an individual than see me as someone pretending to be someone who others want me too be. I will always choose to be different and excluded if the other option is to conform to something I am not.

I am too. :3 Don't worry. So many interesting and good advices. :D