The Socially Anxious Social Worker

Hello all,

I have been lurking around here for about a month now and am just now deciding to post. I was wondering if any of you out there have issues of social anxiety, are introverted, or perhaps have a combination of both in you. If so, how have you generally dealt with this seemingly contrarian personality/occupational fit? Do you believe it's even possible? Is it naive to think something will "work itself out" in time and with experience?

It's probably obvious I'm having some of these struggles right now, but I'm not sure if I should go in to too many specifics in order to increase the potential relevance to others. I'm just curious about thoughts on this or possible experiences of others. Thanks!