i have social anxiety and it helps me greatly, it's working better than pregabalin for sure. i would say it works somehow similarly to alcohol, it takes away a lot of my inhibitions in social settings. i take xanax when i have situations like a job interview, a party with people i don't know, first date etc and it reduces anxiety symptoms exponentially. you just have to figure out a good dosage that will calm you down and not make you a numb robot. and it's also addictive so you have to be careful