Well, here's an idea: how about this: let's ALL post examples of socially awkward interactions and post them all to a common website (maybe you have some examples that are highly upvoted on reddit's archives). Most of the people I talk to are socially awkward themselves, and they've gone through some pretty intensely interesting experiences. It sometimes alleviates social anxiety since you get an idea of what people tolerate and what they don't, so that you feel somewhat more confident about how people will receive you in real life.

Here's a facebook group full of examples:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204853322

if you've ever... 1. walked down the hall and someone you know is really far away but you dont want to make eye contact too soon yet you dont want to miss it so you look at them then look away... 2. gone in for a hug and had your arms the wrong way or your heads both go the same direction then you bump heads 3. kept bumping in to someone... they walk right you walk right, they walk left you walk left etc. 4. messed up a high five; theres many ways to do this believe me... high fived it when they went for a pound. high fived someone when they ment to highfive the person BEHIND you and so on. 5. waved to someone when they were waving to someone behind you 6. grabbing someone elses food [i.e. drinking someone elses smoothie...] 7. someone spoke to you in bad english and you just smiled and nodded yes when the question wasnt a yes or no question 8. awkward silences. 9. calling somones name when its not them. 10. calling someones name and they dont hear you so everyone stares at you when you look like your talking to yourself 11. awkward conversations in general 12. stuck talking to someone and you both slowly start walking different ways 13. saying bye and then walking the same way as that person 14. talking really loud when loud music is on and then people turn it down and you say something really loud 15. typing something while another person ims you and you always end up sending them really weird sounding things by mistake 16. Walking down the hall and being at the point where you know them but you are not sure if you know them enough to say hi yet, so you dont 17. having a hole in your pants 18. joining in on a random conversation followed by stares 19. when you're at a restaurant and the waiter says "enjoy your meal" and you say "you too" only realizing later that they aren't going to eat anything 20. talking about a group of people or people who are of a certain ethnicity/religion or whatever and having somone of that group be right there.. also talking about somone whos behind and/or next to you 21. and best of all you just love to make awkward smiles in pictures. 22. told a joke that no one laughed at (or one that only YOU thought was funny) 23. told a story that people respond with "here we go again" or "that was the most worthless story i've ever heard" 24. this group. 25. sang REALLY loud and then someone changes the station or whatnot leaving you singing REALLY loud for a second or two.. 26. on facebook you think your writing back to someone but then a day or two later you realize you had written it on your own wall. yeah you're awesome 27. getting caught hooking up...by your parents 28. being in a different country where they dont speak english and saying something about someone and they understand you

...if any of these have ever happened to you, you're not alone. welcome, because who isnt awkward :) (read less)