<human>: Today is my actual cake day and it got me thinking about birthday parties and all of the wishes that people tend to receive on this day. I generally tell people that I dislike my birthday because I like to avoid all of the hubub involved with it. I realize that this is just their way of showing that they care, but it makes me uncomfortable. This train of thought got me thinking about many other times in my life when I've been so nervous that I have failed to truly enjoy myself in situations that I know could have been amazing.

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<bot>: I get so anxious in new/social situations that I don't enjoy myself nearly as much as I could. How do you all do it?