[header] How to socialize if you have social anxiety [title] Identify your fears. [step] What in particular scares you about social situations? Are you afraid of stuttering, saying something silly, or having nothing to say? Often a generalized sense of fear can be traced back to a more specific root fear. [substeps] Consider when you first felt fear about social situations. 
Consider whether there are any specific types of social situations that are anxiety provoking for you. [title] Ask yourself if your fears are realistic.