New here, anxious and extroverted

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Hi all, I have been struggling with this for a while. As a kid, I suspect I had OCD (very ritualistic) but any issues were dismissed by my parents because I was incredibly good at social interaction and building shockingly loyal friend groups. Most people with anxiety tend to become agoraphobic and introverted, but my anxiety is the opposite. It would be dismissed as "FOMO" by others, but mine is severe. This is not normal anxiety from feeling excluded. My anxiety is substantially decreased by socializing, especially with strangers. I love getting to know people and have people get to know me. When I don't socialize a lot or when people go out and I don't, I get really anxious about it. I go to college in a place with a very different culture to where I have lived in the past, and it does not value making new friends beyond high school friendships and pals you party with. The lack of meaningful social interaction is killing me and I spent all summer reconstructing my delicate mental balance. Now that classes are in full swing, I can feel that dread creeping back up. Does anyone have experience with this?