Firstly, I would suggest seeking professional assistance in helping you cope with your social anxiety disorder, because it sounds like your choice to leave a clan that was working well for you has impacted you more negatively than you may have first thought it would. You could also request reentry into that clan. While they do raids, there are usually players that are willing to play together for PvP as well.
For PvP, if you're not wanting to join a pre-made fireteam, your best option is to restrain yourself to the solo-queue Crucible playlist, so you only encounter other people that are also solo-playing.
As far as skill level goes, unfortunately, the advice you're not wanting people to give you is the only advice that applies. It takes time and effort to get good at playing PvP against other people, and until you have the skill to compete with them, you don't have the skill. It's simply a statement of fact. Even if you use the best meta guns for PvP, without knowing how to use them properly, other people will still be able to outperform you.
So, for the time being, while you work on gaining that skill, I suggest going for that solo queue to counteract teamwork a bit. While playing in that playlist, you'll be working on gaining the skills to handle teams of other players, which will improve your skill.
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Thank you. I have nearly 1500 hours into Destiny 2. I don’t think at 35 years old I can commit enough time to gain the skills needed to play PVP as suggested. I was afraid everyone telling me to get good was a sign that I suck lol. Perhaps it’s time to move away from Destiny.
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Hey, 42 and slaying out in comp 😜 well most of the time 😁 as someone who also suffered with bad anxiety, i found cbt to be amazing. Looking after yourself is the priority. Play D2 for fun and relaxation. Same for PvP, win or lose. Just enjoy it Guardian 🙂
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For many people, age doesn't have a lot to do with skills in video games. Yes, reaction speed and processing can start to suffer as you get older, but the neural connections in the brain that let you gain skills still work for the most part. I'm in my late 30s and semi okay at PvP. When I play it for a few months, I get considerably better (I sucked outright at PvP until I had to deal with the original original Thorn bounty back in Destiny 1, and while going after it, I started doing quite well). So it really is just up to time and effort. Some people gain skills more quickly than others. One thing that I'd suggest is not treating it like a race and how other people are so much farther ahead of you. Just play and have fun, and if you're not having fun, find something else to do (whether it's something within the game or something outside oft he game). There's a bit of benefit in fighting through a rough time with a game to feel the joy of overcoming something that you've been trying to do, but there's also a chance of burn-out if you continue running into a wall that doesn't seem to give. A game is supposed to be fun for the most part, and might have its ups and downs, but overall, you should get a sense of excitement, joy, or at least entertainment from playing. If you're no longer getting that from a game at all, then some time away from the game may help you out, and if you come back later, you may find that joy of it again. Good luck to you, Guardian, regardless of the choice you make on whether to step away or not. If you decide to step away, Zavala will still salute you and welcome you back like an old friend if and when you return.