I wish we could. You have asked many versions of this question over the past few years and gotten the same well-meaning and uncomplicated advice. Apparently it hasn’t helped. An online community gives the illusion of friendship and intimacy but it isn’t. It is a distraction for you that uses your energy up.
Are you going to be able to talk to the United
Church Reverend on the 28? He may have some simple ideas.
When your counsellor suggests you make some friends, you must ask him for concrete help rather than a vague suggestion. He says, “Make some friends.” You say, “How? Please help me get started.”
Can you at least get out of bed, get dressed, get out of the apartment and walk to a local shop to buy some fruit or a newspaper? Can you make several casual remarks to the salespeople?
“Hi. How are you? How do you like the weather today? Are the bananas ripe? See you tomorrow.”