Thanks for the feedback and advice. At this point, I am willing to try anything - any pointers for getting started with meditation? I know nothing about it.
As far as the pickup community: I have been looking into it for the last few months and have some good material. Everything makes sense and I get excited about the possibilities when I read it but I cannot get past that initial obstacle where I can actually apply it. My approach anxiety is crippling and I haven't managed to find any way to overcome it. Most of the advice I have seen out there when it comes to approach anxiety is to just "suck it up and do it" and eventually it gets easier. But when I actually have an opportunity and logically and rationally I understand that it is no big deal, I simply cannot force myself to initiate a conversation.
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