Not at all man!! that is an excellent start! - put it this way, if you were still feeling so crippled by AA, you would'nt have even talked to the guy in the first place!
so it is progress, no matter how you look at it! - 1 down, 4 to go
you're right it saying that is not the solution to rid yourself of AA, you have to put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable and keep plowing through it, but like i mentioned, practice - and don't fret if you get a bad reaction from people.. ha!, here in Scotland - if you ask someone anything on the street - a lot of the time they just yell "f*ck off min!" so you get used to being shunned out sometimes.
If you remember in the Game, Mystery even went out into town hundreds of times trying to talk to girls and failed a lot - before he got fucking good.
Soon you'll overcome AA, and learn to be comfotable and relaxed when talking to a group of people, or a gorgeous woman..
hang it there! keep me updated!
-Illusionist, the Evil Scotsman-