I need some help guys. I know what I need to do but I haven’t been able to do it.

Some background on me: I’m a 25 year old, kissless virgin. However, I’m not your typical virgin at this age. I’m an engineer with a great job, extremely athletic, tall, average to above average fashion sense. I can hold a conversation with pretty much anyone and am decently funny. I am a little awkward but I’ve come to terms with that and am just accepting it as part of my personality. Basically, I think I have a lot going for me.

So, given this, I know I need to start approaching women in real life. Like right now. I get matches with dating apps but I feel like the best way to get over my hump is to just approach.

I enjoy drinking a lot and love the idea of approaching women at bars. My issue however is that I’m introverted and mild mannered. Don’t get me wrong, I can talk and crack jokes. But I feel in a bar setting you need to be very extroverted, high energy, and loud. I am none of those things. I’ve noticed I make a really good second and third impression on people, but not a good first impression. I really want to fix this. I have some mental disorders that contribute to this (bipolar disorder ect) so I’m often scatter brained at first. Not using this as an excuse, I’m just saying. I know I can overcome this.

Should I still just approach? Should I change anything? I know I’m probably overthinking this but approaching in a bar setting makes me really uncomfortable because of the loud setting and I can’t really talk. At this point I don’t care about rejection, I need to get out there. But I want to do it smartly if I can. I also don’t have many friends to wing for me so I feel it could be a bit awkward going alone? Thoughts?

Any help would really be awesome. I’m trying to improve this part of my life the best I can