<human>: Not to sound like a softie or anything but go easy with the responses please, i have not had great experience with asking for help publicly.

For quite a while now i have had a crush on this girl in my grade. We have one class together but I see her around school a lot. From what i have been told, we have a bit in common, we both enjoy photography and we are usually quiet people.

I find her incredibly gorgeous and fascinating and i am extremely eager to get to know her. But there are some issues, i have a huge fear of rejection and a history of it... This fear makes me too scared to talk to her and say "Hey" and sometimes even look at her.

Her friends aren't a big help either. From what most people (who know her and her friend group) say, they are very influential on her decisions, which makes me feel more anxious about it all because now i have more people to not make a fool of myself in front of... 

Her and i have never spoken before, i have been too nervous to even open my mouth near her due to the butterflies in my stomach. I added her as a friend on Facebook and had attempted to talk to her over that, but my messages have not been received.

So what exactly should i do here? I am dying to talk to her but i choke and blush like hell when i get near her.. Facebook is out of the question and the thought of not being able to even talk to her upsets me.

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<bot>: Fear of being rejected by crush. Get butterflies and scared when near her. Never spoken to her before. Really eager to talk to her and get to know her. Help.