It’s not just a fear of public speaking, it happens almost anywhere that I have to speak at a specific time in front of a group of people.

I could be with a group of friends and someone could say something like “let’s all go around the room and share something we love about x person” (for their birthday let’s say), and I will get overwhelming anxiety to the point where I literally can’t talk. I usually have to just leave the situation because my heart rate shoots up, I start shaking, and my voice is trembling to the point that I literally can’t speak.

I don’t have too much generalized social anxiety, but this specific situation I just can’t do no matter how comfortable I am with the people.

How do I get over this?