Like many of you guys here, i (M,19) struggle with anxiety but I've been able to keep it under wraps until recently. So a few months ago, I started university and it was so fun in the beginning but as time went by, I've been feeling like the thing that I've had my heart set on for years just isn't enough as I see all my friends going out, going on dates and all that jazz, yet when I do those things, it doesn't feel the same.

I don't know whether it's something to do with my love life (or rather, lack of) because don't get me wrong, i can do everything that people my age can do, I just lack the conversational skills needed to get to the talking stage as I had in my mid-teen years. It's very frustrating as it has been affecting my attention to my uni work and not to mention, prospective jobs will add to this load and i honestly don't know how much more I can take of this before I &gt;!self-destruct!&lt; 

I can't have that happening, especially now so I'm asking for assistance through here because i can't tell my friends this because they might see me as not the person they know me as if that makes sense?