child of the night

I would practice but you have to remember that "ghost" thing. If I try to hold a conversation the max I can talk to the person is about 4 seconds... (I would like to say that I could fix it but after 8 years of that type of treatment it kinda breaks you.)

Here's how you hold it - ask them Relevant questions about a subject, what they like. People love talking about themselves. "How'd you learn about this?" One question that works here "How'd you get into My Little Pony" - take that same idea and ask. Because, and I KNOW, because I know the ghost thing. I used to be afraid to ask people what time it was on the street, I turned myself invisible in school, and a lot of that is also how you present yourself. If you see...

yourself as a ghost, they will do. Practice at school with your teachers maybe. Ask them why they became a teacher, why they're interested in their subject. They'll internally thank you for showing interest (I was a HS teacher and this is so true). If you feel you're losing the conversation, turn it back on them, or try on someone else. Having social anxiety sucks, it really does, sucks so bad...but you can make it work.