I live in a rural area and I tried out the going for things I was interested in bit. I couldn't get out the door even when I made appointments to be at meetings or gatherings. I would simply panic.

Then I discovered that I could do the same thing over the internet. No, it doesn't fulfill the need for person to person contact, but it does fulfill the need to have common interests with common people. And I don't panic like I did with Face to Face meetings. Also it is manageable until I can get out and do these thing in person.

I can share pics of what I am interested in because of camera's that upload onto the internet. And if I want to I can join groups that have visual communication through the camera's on the computer itself. I don't have to but I can.

It's a half way measure. But it is better than nothing for me right now.

Good luck. I hope you can find something you can do and get out make friends.