Got this question recently and just wanted to share my thoughts
Anxiety = Unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events
Key word there is anticipate - We anticipate the worst case scenario so our brain literally releases chemicals in our body that gives us that feeling of "anxiety"
Tons of ways but lets approach it from three angles
1) Be present - Multiple ways to do it but one way is to focus on your Peripheral vision and feel he ground as you walk - Your mind can't call you a piece of shit and think of all the worst case scenarios and focus on your senses at the same time. Opposite of tunnel vision where we narrow our field of vision and we forget everything.
2) Work on your soft skills (humor, conversation, etc.) - If I take a basketball and I take a layup, I'm pretty confident that I'll get it in. Why? Because I've practiced it 100's of times. So practice not necessarily approaching women, but practice having fun conversations with PEOPLE in general. If you've practiced humor with your friends and social gatherings and you know you can hold a conversation, lead it to fun, and tease men and women. You'll have more confidence that you can do it with this random 5'1 blonde too
3) Stop judging anxiety as bad - It's literally just adrenaline surging through your body and an increase in heart rate. When you get excited, when you work out, you get the same feeling. Don't even label it anxiety, it's our perception of what it is that gives us more anxiety. Label it as excitement, label it as good for you. Cause when you get good at making other people feel good, it literally does become fun and exciting
If you have follow up questions, I'm happy to help