i'm so bad at socialising, help pls lol

make a joke to start off the convo

I'm in the same boat bro,
what if you arrive super early so that people approach you and start the convo

I could have almost sworn that half of what you wrote I would have written in a post myself. We are both in a very similar situation.

I'm in the same boat bro,
what if you arrive super early so that people approach you and start the convo

Hi person.. you might thing it's hard to make friends but darling it's not. Here is some help
When you attend the restaurant social gathering. Greet people and ask they names more like ask interesting things. After that ask if you could have like them on a social media to stay in touch

that is the single most pathetic thing I've heard today

I don't know much about technique however I could provide you with a helpful change of mindset to tackle your anxiety...and also before you actually read the statement...keep in mind it's not meant to be offensive, read on to understand:

"No one cares about you as much as you do"

What I mean by that is with regards to your anxieties. I'd assume that they are mainly stuff like worst case scenarios where you consider the possibility of others ending up being weirded out by you and giving you odd looks, which typically (in my case prior) leads to you worrying about it too much, thinking about what you could've done better to not come off as odd. It may have been a hiccup, a mispronounciation or you may have fallen over which is a big screw up.

That's where the main point comes into play. Whilst you might be putting excessive thought into the ways in which you messed up a social interaction...do you think anyone else is? I doubt anyone else would be putting as much focus on any of your mess ups. No one sits there pondering about it, thinking about all the places where you went wrong and making negative judgements and even if there is a person like that, I doubt you should feel embarassed by them...as they're quite weird themselves.

Now knowing that, it seems unecessary to fear such social blunders (depending on severity mind you) so there's no reason to be anxious about talking to others if you're scared of embarrasing yourself (which I assumed...sorry if I'm wrong).

I'LL REITERATE THAT THE QUOTE IS NOT MEANT TO BE OFFENSIVE...I GET NOTHING FROM INSULTING STRANGERS ON THE INTERNET APART FROM GUILT SO I WOULDN'T BOTHER.

i'm not funny

Hi not funny, I’m Kevin. You struggling to make some friends? Well, you’ve come to the right place. You see, we’re all on TSR because we all struggle to socialise irl, which is why we resort to sitting behind a screen and talking to people online. It’s a lot easier than actually having to physically socialise, right?

Isn't it weird to ask if i've only just met them? also i'm really awkward when i greet people, how should i say hi?

ITs not weird trust me... some point in life you gonna have to say hi to people from work. If you turn up find someone and say hi (your name) and say you're new to this