Q: I am eighteen years old. I feel afraid and shy and can not sit with people. I need your guidance. Are there any kinds of Du`a' (supplication) to treat this situation that troubles me a lot?
A: This may be from Satan, so you should seek refuge with Allah (Exalted be He) from Satan. You should feel that you are a man and that there is no cause for fear or shyness. You could say some supplications such as "I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created," three times in the morning and evening. You could also say "In the Name of Allah, with Whose Name nothing on earth or in the heaven can cause harm, and He is the AllHearing, the AllKnowing," three times in the morning and evening. These supplications could be a means of saving you from every evil as stated in many authentic Hadith reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
It is also useful to recite AyatulKursy (the Qur'anic Verse of Allah's Chair, Surah AlBaqarah, 2:255) and the last two Qur'anic Ayahs of Surah AlBaqarah every night, from His Saying, The Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. till the end of the Surah, along with reciting Surah AlIkhlas Say (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ): "He is Allâh, (the) One. and AlMu`awwidhatayn (Surahs AlFalaq [Surah number 113] and AlNas [Surah number 114]) after each of the Five Obligatory Daily Prayers; once after the Zhuhr (Noon) Prayer, `Asr (Afternoon) Prayer and `Isha' (Night) Prayer and three times after the Maghrib (Sunset) Prayer and the Fajr (Dawn) Prayer. All these Du`a' will help overcome fears and help you to obtain peace of mind.