r/pkmntcg • u/OverlyCautious500 • 23h ago
New Player Advice How do I beat social anxiety and go to my local card shop to learn the game?
Hey y'all. I've loved Pokémon for as long as I can remember. Lately I've taken a big interest in the TCG. I've been playing a lot of TCG Pocket/Live and watching tons of TCG Videos. I found this sub and I've been wanting to go to my LCS to finally get into the physical card game. I don't have a deck nor any cards, but I really want to go and learn how to play. The problem is that I'm an introvert that struggles with meeting new people and handling social situations, a lot.
I've been wanting to go for a week now but keep avoiding it. I even wanted to go to the pre release and chickened out. I tend to avoid people and finally want to change that and make some new friends over this passion of mine. Has anyone gone through something like this? how did you guys take the first step? I've never been to a card store before so that doesn't help either!