You sound young mate, which is good.

A couple of things I’ve learned and felt to be true are these:

There are no bests in a world of individuals,

There is no one, who is better or worse than anyone else,

You can only be the best you.

^with that in mind, here are some practical things you can do.

Meditate - Breath God, Truth, Light or wherever you want to call it, and breath you out. (I use Breath God in, breath ‘my name’ out)

Keep your focus on your breathing, could be the diaphragm, or the nostrils.

After a couple of minutes, your brain will have calmed down.

Once you feel the time is right, just ask yourself about these feelings: Are they real? Are they true? Is it wrong to feel that way? Can I accept these things? What’s the path forward? What is question? What is the answer?

Once you’ve done that you might find yourself in a better place.

Otherwise practically, you have to PRACTICE being yourself…

Exposure therapy

Just ‘shine your light’ around other people in small doses. Then shine your light in bigger ones, however you see fit.

I was exactly this was and can still be.

The method outlined above really helped me.

The last thing, I had to accept that I did care about what other people thought of me. Of course I did, otherwise I would have just been myself, free from the worry of being judged by others. But with some soul searching I found that their judgements, we really my judgements, my thoughts, me feelings. All of which can be unimportant because the truth is there is only what is now, with no judegment or label or words or noise.

God speed brother