Your thoughts largely determine how you feel. If you don't believe this, think about some person or situation that makes you uncomfortable and see how your feelings change. When you think fearful thoughts, you feel fearful. How do you feel when you enter certain social situations?
Perhaps you say things to yourself like, "What if they don't like me? What if someone rejects me? What if I say or do something dumb? " By the time you process all these thoughts, you are almost guaranteed not to be successful dealing with people!
Practice overcoming your fears a little at the time. Many people get in too big of a hurry and become discouraged. You don't overcome or learn to handle your fears suddenly. For example, in the social situation above, you might not want to engage the most confident person in the crowd at first.
Take risks slowly. As you develop your courage and your social skills, great rewards will come to you. We are the best versions of ourselves until we see that, because we were created perfect in the image of God. And if we are i his image then we are OVER-COMERS
