It gets better. It's always a challenge, but you get stronger, and you stop caring as much as you do now about people's view of you. You start getting out of your own head as you get older as well and sometimes we're our biggest enemy. You start realizing you should love yourself for yourself. It took me until the age of 24 to break out of my shell and speak more. With that came better pay at work and higher positions. Ended up landing my dream job, which requires a lot more speaking than I imagined, but it forces me out of my comfort, and I continue to grow every day because of it. I'm 28 now and loving life. Go to the gym, sign up for Jiu Jitsu or any MMA, go running, get involved in the groups that interest you, and build a solid group of people who love YOU. Nobody's opinion matters when your mind is strong. Trust YOUR process.