I'll be turning 40 next week and I still lack social skills. Possible social anxiety. I get nervous around women who are my age or older. It wasn't like this when I was in high school, but when I went to CC, I hung around an older crowd and I was slightly nervous. Then, in my early 20s, it would increase more and more as I got into the real world, like in the workplace for example. I am by no means a hermit. I do talk to some people and don't shield myself when people want to talk. Plus, I don't get as nervous when I talk to younger women or am around them. I still get the occasional anxiety when approaching them. One theory that I have is that because I was picked on, bullied and insulted by my classmates my age, it might've led to said issues. Could this be a possible cause? What are some good techniques or solutions for this issue?