Hi there.
I can't really add much to what Holly has said above, but I can empathise with you - especially the talking on the phone anxiety; I have suffered greatly with this and it has been a cause for me to lose a job so I can definitely understand.
Try to allow yourself to feel a little of the anxiety in small doses - the more you hide from it the harder it will become when you do have to be put in a situation which causes you anxiety again.
Do you think you could maybe regain contact with your friends again? It's often easier at first to start to contact someone you knew well rather than complete strangers - even if it's not meeting up with them but just texting/emailing etc?
Take care and be kind to yourself.
x x x
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