Well what i said before was a joke btw.

But if you really have to go somewhere for help then perhaps a hypnotist will work? I don't know if they will be cheaper but someone told me to go to one for my fear of flying...but i ain't going to one of them things.
You should really just talk to people about what's going on. At the very first stage of making friends you wont want to talk about like videogames or something...what if videogames bore them? You need to learn about them first...but don't be awkward...that's certainly the worst thing to do.