I don't really know how to format this post because it's all just random thoughts so I here goes.
I don't know if this is the right sub reddit to post this too either, so sorry if it's not.

Anyway, here it is.
I'm 16, in 10th grade on high school. I haven't had a girlfriend since 7th grade when I was 12-13 (young I know) and that was the only serious/real relationship I had that lasted, where we actually talked, did things together and kissed/hugged. But the relationship started from her "talking" to me on Facebook through her friend. (Middle school dating is ridiculous.) I just don't know how to get a girlfriend myself. In the movies it's always some confident guy who goes up to the girl and by the end of the movie they have a picture perfect relationship. I know that's obviously not how it works in real life. But how does it work? The cliche advice is "oh just approach her and start a conversation." But I go to a busy high school with 1800+ kids and if I can even manage to find the person, I wouldn't know how to start a conversation. I am almost certain the conversation would go something like this:
"Hi"
"Who are you?"
"[I say my name]"
"Why are you talking to me?"
"[Gets overwhelming anxiety and walks away/chokes on sentence.]"
Even if I did say something to that would would I say? "I'm talking to you because I want to get to know you better, and I like you!"
The honest truth, but it would sound creepy. It doesn't help that I have really bad anxiety around new people to the point where I am allowed to do group activities by myself in another room in school. I don't even talk to any females besides for occasionally online. I avoid all social interaction with new people as much as I can. It's not that I don't want to, I just don't know how. It's the same thing with making new friends. You can't just walk up to people and start talking to them. If you were talking to them about a common interest you know they have wouldn't they just think it's weird that you know that?
user
I don't know how to get a real relationship, how do you guys deal with social anxiety? And I don't know how to find a girl.**
assistant
I don't really know how to format this post because it's all just random thoughts so I here goes.
I don't know if this is the right sub reddit to post this too either, so sorry if it's not.

Anyway, here it is.
I'm 16, in 10th grade on high school. I haven't had a girlfriend since 7th grade when I was 12-13 (young I know) and that was the only serious/real relationship I had that lasted, where we actually talked, did things together and kissed/hugged. But the relationship started from her "talking" to me on Facebook through her friend. (Middle school dating is ridiculous.) I just don't know how to get a girlfriend myself. In the movies it's always some confident guy who goes up to the girl and by the end of the movie they have a picture perfect relationship. I know that's obviously not how it works in real life. But how does it work? The cliche advice is "oh just approach her and start a conversation." But I go to a busy high school with 1800+ kids and if I can even manage to find the person, I wouldn't know how to start a conversation. I am almost certain the conversation would go something like this:
"Hi"
"Who are you?"
"[I say my name]"
"Why are you talking to me?"
"[Gets overwhelming anxiety and walks away/chokes on sentence.]"
Even if I did say something to that would would I say? "I'm talking to you because I want to get to know you better, and I like you!"
The honest truth, but it would sound creepy. It doesn't help that I have really bad anxiety around new people to the point where I am allowed to do group activities by myself in another room in school. I don't even talk to any females besides for occasionally online. I avoid all social interaction with new people as much as I can. It's not that I don't want to, I just don't know how. It's the same thing with making new friends. You can't just walk up to people and start talking to them. If you were talking to them about a common interest you know they have wouldn't they just think it's weird that you know that?
user
I have no friends, I have anxiety and would really like to get some. What do I do?**
assistant