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My tips for dealing with social phobia in college/school:

-First thing you need to do is go through disability so you can get documentation. This was the biggest thing that helped me out in college. Having that paper alone really took away some of the anxiety

-I highly recommend using ratemyprofessor and pick-a-prof to find good professors. You can also see if your college has a grade distribution for each class. Don't be shy about asking around for good professors.

-Try your best to speak out in class even if its something really small.
Practice as much as you can.

-Talk to your professors before class and ask for a syllabus to know what is expected and tell the professor you have social phobia. If you have documentation you can show the documentation and ask for alternative assignments.

-If you are too shy to talk to professors send them an email asking for a syallabus and if they have speeches in class. Find out about classes before you take them.

-Take online classes

-Look into getting on prescription drugs to help deal with it. (clonazepam helped me alot)

-Join a support group to help deal with social phobia. If you get a big enough group you can practice getting up and making speeches.
Source(s):
www.socialphobia.org
www.socialphobia.org/fact.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_phobia
www.vrphobia.com/social.htm (Social phobia/Virtual Reality)
www.virtuallybetter.com