Newcomer— Struggling with Social Isolation

Hi, everyone. My time on 7cups is a strange one. I made this account back when I was a teenager struggling deeply with my depression and anxiety before I had outlets of therapy and medication. I actually hadn't been on this account since and as you can see, I'm back again. I'm an adult now and overcame a lot of my teenage hurdles, only to find new ones really.

I have been suffering not only from depression, but struggling with Social and Emotional Isolation for years. It's a very tricky issue, and as much as I try to self help, this doesn't really seem like something I can recover from without an outside force.

The pandemic has certainly made my issue worse, but I want it to be very clear I have had this problem for years... And it leads to such awful feelings. I don't really know what will help or what I need, but I hope to heal here and find the support I need at my own pace. Thanks for reading.