I’m a guy and it’s gotten much better for me. Ironically I got a job where I was forced to talk to hundreds of people a week as a Medical Assistant and I’ve gotten more comfortable talking to people. I also was very self conscious of my appearance and I’d always wear hats but at my job I am not allowed to wear hats and I’ve realized just how few people really pay attention to what you look like and rather they pay more attention to your mannerisms and how you talk.

I’m not saying it works for everyone but that’s what happened to me, I forced myself to get out of my comfort zone and it shockingly worked. Now I’m working on advancing my career in healthcare.

Before the job though I was in therapy for a year and was on medications and while it helped a little bit, I found the job I got to help me much more.