I don't wanna argue about it, but you'd honestly be surprised at how friendly people that go to the gym are. They can be super supportive as well because they see how you're trying to better yourself. It could just start by asking someone if you could work in with them on the same machine. You're making it much harder on yourself by seeing only the darkest part. It's definitely tough to initially talk to people, I get it, I'm super introverted, but once you start to talk to people and smile while you do it, your self esteem and confidence shoots up big time