Note: Since this is a personal question, I will use my own experience. Feel free to change anything and adapt it to yourself and your reality.
Answer and Explanation:
About a year ago, I realized I was growing more and more anxious. There came a time when I didn't feel like leaving home at all, for fear of having to deal with rude or aggressive people. I had had a good number of bad experiences, and had become fearful of social interactions.
However, anxiety was only making things worse. It was as if i never let my guard down. I became more isolated, nervous, irritable. Instead of protecting me, anxiety was making me see others as enemies, as if the whole word was ready to attack me at any moment.
One day, I hit an emotional rock bottom, and it felt awful. I was becoming the wrong kind of introvert - a recluse who blames the world. I did not appreciate that situation, so I began to seek help. I realized I would have much more to gain by leaving my fears and resentment behind, and opening up to the world. Meditation, therapy and, most importantly, patience with myself were crucial to make me feel better. I began to see that I was dwelling on bad experiences and choosing to ignore the good ones. In other words, I was focusing on the dark side of people. Once I cleared my vision, tried to shed my prejudices and fears, I began to see there is more good in the world than I could imagine.
