Making friends

I just signed up for this site
I am in therapy for depression and loneliness.
I have anxiety doing new things and going new places. I am 37 years
old living in queens NY , I live alone and have a pet dog.
I work a great deal and don't have any kind of friends or social life.
I was told about this site to see if I can get advice or to find someone
on here who can relate and would like to get to know me and see if we can become friends. I need to get out of my comfort zone and make friends
please reply
Thank you

hi vittci
congrats at taking a big step on reaching out. welcome to psych central. you will find we have several forums where you can post about your concerns and receive feedback from other members. you will get a lot of support here. again, welcome

Hello and welcome to Psych Central vittci!!! It's nice to meet you. You have joined a community of warm and caring members who will want to offer you support and advice. Yours is welcome as well.

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I look forward to seeing you around!!!

Hi vittci. Welcome to Psych Central (PC). I am sorry you have suffered from multiple challenges plus feel isolated. Glad you have joined our community. It has been a slow process over the last year, but I have become more active in the community and it has helped balanced out my isolation on the outside.

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Welcome to pc

Welcome to PC. I am also new to this site and also do not have much of a social life besides work. Maybe we can help each other out.

boy do i know that feel. its crazy how nyc can simultaneously feel like the most lonely and the most crowded place in the world

I empathise totally as i'm in much the same situation. There will be loads of meetup groups in NYC. Just pick a few that match your interests and make the effort to go them. I joined a group that does walks in and around London and went on one yesterday. I had to force myself a bit to get out of bed early and get a train to London but I had a oood day, met some nice people ( coincidentally some new Yorkers), got a bit of exercise and saw places that I wouldn't normally have seen. so I would recommend a walking group ( you could prob even take your dog). It's not easy and you will have to force yourself at first but it gets easier. Don't let time drift by and end up with regrets that you didn't do something to change things. Feel free to pm me if you want.

Hi vittci. Welcome to pc!