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This one is really top priority because I really want to get out and meet new friends and try new activities but am being blocked by a lifelong social phobia. It started when I was in elementary school when I had a teacher and teachers aide who always spoke sternly and reacted in an unfirendly manner whenever I approached them. This really traumatized me and left me with the impression that all people were like that. The result was a persistent and burning fear of getting an angry or unfriendly response from a stranger when I first meet him or her which triggers immense anxiety until he or she proves him or herself to be friendly, then once I get to know the person and see him or her more often then I completely warm up to him/her. Because of that I was extremely shy growing up and had few friends from avoiding other children due to extreme fear. It used to be so bad when I was younger that I would refuse to go to school because I was so scared of everyone. But thankfully it's not so bad now thanks to a new medication that I'm on but still I get uncomfortable around new friends because of that fear of rejection or unfriendly response. How can I get rid of that image and say goodby to that fear for good and finally put my social anxiety to rest so that I can finally go outa and live my life for a change?