Struggling with Social Anxiety: How to Reconnect with Friends

hey, you got this!! you don't know for sure things will be bad at all, you could go out and it could be absolutely GREAT! you could also go out and still feel bad anxious, but you should at least be proud you went out at all. if you want to be like other teenagers, you can! you gotta take that first step before you can walk! ik you can do it, no matter who you are or what your experiences are! take as much time as you need to be ready, but if you wait too long, that opportunity might pass. procrastinating isn't gonna help, you have to muster up the courage yourself- no matter how hard it might seem! I believe in you, and I know you can do it!!! go for it!!!! see your friends and those who can make you happy,aaa

Voice calls is a great start! Sometimes it is helpful when someone pushes you, once you go out the first time it will get easier. You just need to make that first jump. Youre not alone though, the isolation from covid has made so many of us lose our social selves.