My social anxiety is making me severely depressed and having

>>18714107
Get really good at something. It doesn't matter what it is, but you shouldn't be completely ashamed to say it to someone else. That way, you have a fallback of self-worth in case you fuck up socially.

I have this problem myself, although not as severe as you, OP. While you should visit a professional if possible, just remember that our main issue is assuming that the people around us pick up and evaluate the things we do. We're always going over in our heads how we can fuck up, and it makes for a miserable experience, even though the person you're talking to doesn't really notice until you do something like stutter for 10 seconds.

>>18714133
>get really good at something

Yes this has helped me in the past. I actually made some significant improvement with my social anxiety a few years ago. I got a job I loved and made decent money, made some cool friends, and hit the gym and built a good physique. My confidence went way up and my social anxiety was like 50% better. I would go weeks at a time without even thinking about my social anxiety,

BUT it all fell apart when I developed some health issues that made me quit my job, lose my (small) social life, and kept me out of the gym for a long time.

>>18714133
>It doesn't matter what it is, but you shouldn't be completely ashamed to say it to someone else

this is so true also.

Reaching level 80 in world of warcraft probably isn't going to increase your confidence around the ladies