One of my coworkers has gone on vacation and I've been asked to fill in for him. The pace of his work is much faster than the projects I normally deal with so I have been getting caught up in the frenzy of the volume of work to be done.
On the success side, with the phone ringing so much, I finally started simply answering it versus waiting to listen to the message. All this additional interaction via telephone and email is helping to improve my social fears. Practice makes perfect. Or experiencing a bit of discomfort in order to gain comfort.