When I am at a social gathering with new people or people I haven't seen in a while I always keep to myself and don't engage in discussion, which makes me seems very odd and awkward. I am very anxious around people I don't know well, and don't know how to talk to them or what to say. I am always afraid of saying the wrong thing. I wonder if there are any tips I could use to help me get out there more, because the way I'm living now is not working for me.