<human>: Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?

I feel like I can do a fairly good job of getting new people to like me and to hold my own in most social groups. I am certainly not the most charming person who has ever lived and I have the occasional screwup like everyone does, but overall, I feel that most of the people I interact with like me well enough. My problem is that, since I was very awkward as a child and teenager and have worked to overcome that, I still think of socializing as a chore, and something I have to be on my toes with and do "right." I find it exhausting most of the time, and it always seems to me that everybody else is enjoying themselves more than I am, although I always look like I am having fun. To be clear, this isn't because I dislike the people. I find most people I meet to be very nice and friendly. It is just that I feel overwhelmed and like socializing is "work." What can I do for myself to relax and be able to enjoy socializing more?
<bot>: I think I am decent at getting people to like me. How can I learn to relax and stop thinking of socializing as a chore?