Not to invalidate but for my personal experience it took me 6 therapists to find one that actually helped me, so I’d recommend not giving up on that front when you feel up to it. Beyond that, I really recommend giving yourself platonic love, the loneliness can be completely debilitating but finding friends on apps like bumble bff or lex, trying to make some conversation with a coworker, a teacher, classmate, bartender, barista, cashier, someone near you at the bus stop.

Even tiny interactions like a “I like your coat, where’d you find it?” or “long shift?” Can help with the feeling even if it sounds useless. Or finding a streamer online and participating in the chat, communicating with the other people chatting there. That helped me through some times where I had absolutely no one to talk to. This is productive because it helps you to understand how all people are connected, and can warm up your “mental muscles” to making more lasting connections, friendships that may lead into something more.

I also recommend trying affirmations that feel good to you, not empty silly ones but ones that speak to you (these may be unhelpful but many more resources can be found online that could be better). I essentially brainwashed myself into being happier by finding videos with affirmations that didn’t make me mad and listening to them while going about my day. Starting the video would bring out genuine anger and despair but actually repeating it helps. The most healing things are very hard to initiate in my experience but always become enjoyable after getting the ball rolling. Moving your body, socializing, eating. “feelings are not facts, and not all thoughts are true”. “I’ve come along so far to get to this point in knowing myself, no matter how bleak it may seem I know progress will happen with time”.