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[quote=Anonymous]He probably needs medication if his anxiety is that bad. He can always go on an ssri for a period of time to get past his isolation and then taper off later. Often, therapy will work once the fear and anxiety is a blunted a bit.

I agree with making friends with girls. I have a sophomore girl who is pretty social and boys at age 14-16 seem particularly toxic… most of the boys run in a big pack. She is friends with a lot of them but says they are nice when you get them alone but jerky when in their group. She has made particular friends with a few boys that she calls “the gay best friend” (none of them are gay, I think it’s just a funny name) which are the boys that are rejected by the pack for whatever reason. Usually bc they don’t seem to have cool points or aren’t interested in being jerks. Her and her couple close girlfriends love to invite their guy friends along with them, and the dynamic seems to be good for all of them. Plus I like that my daughter gets to be exposed to non toxic male energy!

So consider activities with more girls than boys for him. Also - activities that may have mixed grades may help?

I hate to suggest social media but joining Snapchat and adding his graduating class high school group and practice texting at first with classmates might help him get over the hump. If he can get to know people in a less pressured way he might be able to translate that to in person [/quote]

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