Most people feel awkward praying, and most people assume everyone else finds it easy. They don't.
Prayer is talking to God. It doesn't need special vocabulary, a particular posture, or a good mood. Jesus warned specifically against long, showy prayers — he suggested honesty and brevity instead.
If you want somewhere to start, a very old pattern still works:
**Thank** — name one thing you're grateful for. **Sorry** — name one thing you got wrong. **Please** — name one thing you or someone else needs.
That's a minute. Do that most days for a month and it stops feeling strange.
When words fail entirely — grief, exhaustion, anger — the Psalms are there precisely for that. They're far blunter with God than most of us dare to be.
There's a private prayer journal in the Prayer section of this app, kept only on your own phone, if writing helps you.