Approach Anxiety - I tried

Yesterday, he livestreamed three hours in a Japanese city centre, intending to ask strangers for directions, but approached nobody. He feared being ignored or disturbing people more than rejection, made excuses, and alcohol brought tiredness and depression. A mistaken-identity train-station encounter remains a vivid trigger; he now requests clothing colours or photos before meetings.

His goal is confidence in ordinary interaction, not primarily dating, but romantic targets make anxiety acute.