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As another shy, socially awkward person, I must say that getting professional help is definitely worth it.

If you find that you can't break this wall yourself, don't be afraid to ask for help.

By professional help do you mean therapy?

Sure, including but not limited to only therapy. For my case, Cognitive Therapy helped me a great deal with both depression and social anxiety.

It's just when you are not social, you may be reluctant to ask for help when it's actually needed the most.