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Anonymous
I'm not a doctor or anything but I know what you're going through.
It sounds to me like you have social anxiety disorder. Don't be scared by the word disorder, there's nothing wrong with you, or your brain. Basically, what you have is a problem with the way you see things - you assume people are reacting negatively to you, when they might not be acting negatively at all, or they might just be having a bad day, etc... and this is very changeable with willpower and therapy, and medication if necessary.
From what you said, I assume it's really affecting your life, so I'd go see the psychologist. What type of treatment will you be getting, or do you know yet? A type of therapy called CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), this has been proven to be pretty effective with social anxiety disorder, but even if he doesn't offer CBT, by all means give it a try.
In the meantime, you might want to look at a self-help book called The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook, Second Edition. It's excellent, and the two authors are very accomplished psychologists. It should help put things in perspective for you, and give you some guidance on what you need to do to change your life from here.
Keep in mind that lots of other people have gone through what you're going through, and you can as well. It'll probably take a lot of willpower and determination but it'll be worth it in the end.
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