One of the biggest hurdles I have to overcome, when gaming or even just networking, is it takes me a while to get in state. Meaning, I have to warm up heavily first, sometimes even over the course of a day or two (or using drinking as a shortcut), before I get to this gregarious, charismatic mind state where I’m comfortable approaching anyone, outcome independent, and resilient to setbacks.

Is this just a practice thing? Is there some kind of intentional practice I can be doing to specifically get better at THIS part of game and social skills?