Personal experience is that there is no substitute to taking action. I spent six months training my subconscious to get out of freeze response when talking to others. Here’s a brief overview of things I did: - approached strangers in grocery store, and ask them for time or some simple questions, while maintaining eye contact all the time. Bonus points if someone didn’t want to answer or were rude. Getting rejected and not caring about the rejection is the best way to overcome the fear of judgement from others. I Did At least 50 interactions . - next approached people relaxing in park and try to strike short conversation with them. I explained my situation to them, and asked if they’d be willing to help. Got rejected half of the time, but the other half I had some beautiful conversations with people from all walks of life. This was the most exhilarating experience. Did at least 30 interactions - did rejection challenges for 60 days. The idea is to get rejected at least once everyday. This was a fun one By the end of these challenges I had become a beast… nothing fazed me anymore and I could confidently hold myself in any situations.