I am married to a very social man who likes to go out and enjoy the company of others. I want to join him, but my anxiety gets in the way. I have a hard time in group settings – large and small. I clam up and want to leave. My husband doesn’t understand it. He tells me that I'm funny, smart and charming. Maybe so – around him. But, plunk me in the middle of a party and I might as well have tape over my mouth. The worst part is, people walk away probably thinking that I’m aloof, when really, I’m just painfully shy. For everyone who suffers from social anxiety, how do you cope with group situations?