It's a social anxiety issue. Huge percent of population is suffering from it. Some people use alcohol and drugs to overcome it, but those two just make it worse. Anti-anxiolytic benzos are the worst choice of all because of their fast developing addiction nature.

I believe that one should try "paradox of intention" psychiatric method of overcoming social anxiety. Ergo, person must put all it's efforts into talking itself to be as anxious and "awkard" as possible. Try to be the most awkard person on the planet, don't try to be perfect and you will see your anxiety wiped out like it never happened.

Of course, this doesn't always apply to hard cases such as clinical depression, ADHD induced, et cetera.

Great topic @cloh76 to think and write about.