Tips on social skills? πŸ˜«πŸ˜«πŸ™πŸ™πŸŒΈπŸŒΈ

So......I suck at having a conversation. I can't 'small talk' or even think of what to talk about when just hanging out with people.

Like, if people ask me questions I can answer back no worries, but when it comes to continuing a conversation etc, I just don't know what to do.

I lack non-verbal communication too. I find eye contact awkward as! And find myself to be 'shut off' from others, like I find it very hard to relax and just be myself which then impacts my relationship with others. I tend to come across uninterested, a b*tch or just weird.

It's really difficult for me to try make friends as well, and when people don't wanna hang out with me it really does make my self esteem even worse and just results in me not even wanting to try and make friends.

Does anyone have an simple easy tips to help me out? πŸ™πŸ™