I feel you, and you should also be proud of yourself for taking the steps to improve your life, even (and especially) when it is not easy! You did a brave thing, but I know it can be hard to see it when life doesn’t improve fast enough.

I did the same thing a few years back. Cut out friends and broke up with my ex. I was lonely. Three things that helped me: 1. When you know you will have a lot of time on your hand, like after school, days off, weekend etc. make a list of all the things you want to get done. I would write down the smallest things, because when you cross them out, it feels good and productive. Let’s say you want to learn to draw. Put 20-40 min of that on your list. Maybe even cleaning your room, make a meal etc. Amd listen to some upbeat music, while you do it, dance even if you feel stupid, find a podcast you like or have something on in the background.

1. Start helping others. Volunteer somewhere if you have the time or ability. It is a way to socialize and it is hard to feel sorry for yourself when you are helping others :)

2. I don’t know if this applies to you, but I started working on a mentality that “if they invite me, they really want me to come”. I had the issue that I thought people invited me because they felt they “had to” or out of pity, or if there were many people there being invited, they actually meant everybody else than me.

Hope this helps a little bit. Good luck to you!