Social anxiety/shyness is ruining my life?!

Social anxiety/shyness is ruining my life?

i am 27 years old and my life is going nowhere.
i have no real friends and i find it hard just to talk to anyone most days.
i have only had one kinda serious relationship which ended recently and i'm still not confident around women when it comes to that even though i normally get on better with them then men. I'm depressed at the moment to cos of a whole load of stuff but feeling so alone and hopeless isn't helping.

does anyone have any ideas about how i can try to put the last 10 years of loneliness and boredom behind me and make some decent friends?
has anyone else managed to get something approaching a normal life after such a miserable start?

Its never going to be like school again, but at our age its quality not qualtity that counts with friends

If your not meeting new people try a night college course, in something you like you are bound to meet new and interesting people

Social anxiety can be overcome, but it takes time to find your feet in the outside world and what you are comfortable with.

Dont push yourself too hard and trty to stay calm when your out there. No one notices your anxiety except you and does fade with exposure

Good luck however you decide to tackle it

Dave