for context, im an 18 yo female who had severe depression for the past 5 years bc of multiple factors, leading me to isolate myself from basically everybody for the majority of the day. id go to school, then come back home, and that was it. as a result, my social skills are really horrible now.
im entering uni in two weeks and i really need to work on these skills, as im a premed and i need to be active socially to boost my medical school application. however i feel so comfortable being alone that i dont want to meet new people and put myself out there, but i need to boost my application.
i also feel as if every time i put myself out there socially i embarass myself really badly, or i just hate the way i speak and how my social skills are now. i used to be very outgoing and social before the lockdown.
does anyone have any tips for building up my social skills? any help would be greatly appreciated!!