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I would definitely try therapy first. You may even have some luck borrowing books on the subject from a library- it's free, and they do help some people a little.
And try working up the nerve to get over the specific problems you do have one at a time. If you manage to put yourself into a situation you get anxious thinking about, it's very unlikely that anything bad will happen and eventually you're going to lose the fear that something will happen. If you keep phoning people and nothing bad happens, eventually you're going to overcome the anxiety and become desensitised towards it because you'll realise there's really nothing to be anxious about. I used to be exactly the same, I'd get worried thinking about showing up to certain places or going out by myself or phoning someone or catching a bus alone.. and then the more I made myself do them, the better it got. Nothing really bad happened and over time you simply get bored with being nervous for no real reason.
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