Well, I figured out that I have a phobia of talking to people and being social. As with any phobia, exposure therapy is a good way to help and hopefully get me past my fears. Therefore, I need to force myself to start talking to people or start asking questions no matter how uncomfortable it makes me feel. Hopefully, as I do it more often, I get more comfortable with it and it eventually becomes no big deal.
On the other hand, I could just become an alcoholic. Wikipedia says that most people in my situation start using alcohol as a coping mechanism because it loosens them up and allows them to be more comfortable in social settings. That seems like it might get expensive in the future though.
I'm hoping that if I expose myself to more and more situations in which I have to talk to people then I can just get over it. Counseling and therapy might help also. Who knows? I just want to be normal.
Mason Augustus Wheeler
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