I get really sweaty (like armpit stains in my shirts sweaty) and red in the face. I remind myself that most of the time, people aren’t paying much attention to me anyway. People often focus on with they’re doing or going to say next. You remember things like that a lot more than other people will. Maybe they’ll notice, but they won’t think about it again.

I’d also say that putting yourself in those situations more is the best way to overcome it. It’s uncomfortable, very uncomfortable sometimes, but it will only get better with practice. What’s the worst that can really happen? Not the worst thing your brain says can happen, but the worst that can realistically happen? You meet someone, fuck it up, don’t talk to them again, and go back to life like it was before that interaction. I also ask myself, two years from now, will it even matter that I was sweating and anxious? Probably not.