I don’t know how this site works exactly but here’s my issue: I suffer from social anxiety that makes it impossible for me to talk to anyone as a college student. I’ll go days without talking unless I am spoken to, and it’s really painful to see people so casually talking and enjoying themselves around me. I’m very ashamed of it and I’ve been like this since I was in high school (I’m 22 now). I am also LGBT and this amplifies the feeling of isolation and fear that I feel every day. I sometimes wonder if I’d be better off working any service industry job and giving up on getting a degree just because it’s so painful to be alone so much. My partner and my family live 4 hours away and I only have 2 friends here that I hang out with occasionally. I love my partner very much, but I’ve thought about leaving him just to have someone closer and it makes me feel guilty. I feel like my mental health is deteriorating and my brain isn’t functioning as well anymore. Can anyone else relate at all or does anyone have any advice?