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When I first started journalism, I was petrified. I remember showing up for my first story scared shitless, and I didn't even have to ask any questions. I just had to listen to a lecture and summarize it. I still get scared and shaky now, five years later, even when asking very boring routine questions. But as someone who has also stuggled with depression on and off, I can tell you that after having relunctantly agreed to return to medication after five years off it, I can feel the difference it has made in my confidence level and ability to interact with the people I meet doing my job. The shyness doesn't go away, but it can be manageable.
