How do you get over the social anxiety of looking like an idiot?

seedy history2020-12-13T22:33:34Z

Look around. Most of us look like an idiot occasionally to somebody. Usually, mostly, to ourselves! 

Anonymous2020-12-13T22:32:30Z

Experience is the only teacher.  Spend time socially, get more comfortable.  EVERYBODY has "idiot" moments.  My idiot moment?  I was at an office Christmas party.  A woman came in dressed in a floor length low cut LEOPARD cut gown.  Quite the look for an office party.  So I turned to the people I was talking to and said, "Who is THAT in THAT dress?" and one of the people said, "Haven't you ever met my wife?"  I could have died.  I laughed it off, said I was jealous, but talk about looking like an "idiot."  I don't drink.  I can only imagine what I would have said if I had been drinking.