Hello again cec,

I identify with your long-lived feelings of shame and fear. I too have spent much, if not most of my life, afraid of people.

It may be a challenge to believe that this can get better and social skills allowed to increase, with a real decrease, and even disappearance of fear of and anxiety around people, but I know from experience that this can and does get easier, even easy at times. Cec, we're all equally special, so there is always the possibility that if you're committed to your therapy, honesty and healing journey, and if it's your desire to know others and not be afraid of them, I really, really believe this can come to be, in process and in time.

Just wishing you the best,
Hope