Need support
I've been feeling lonely for about 5 years now, that's the time I finished and left high school. I have acquaintances but no good friends now. I couldn't make good friends like I had in school. I started trying to focus more on studies and career and watching movies and shows and youtube (I don't have the problem of doomscrolling reels though). Insecurity made me lose touch with my good school friends too. I lack self-expression, I tend to adapt to people I'm with and not share the things I feel. On top of that I'm now dealing with career stress, my hygiene and eating habits are declining, sleep timings are random, wake up feeling unrested. I avoid talking to people outside my comfort zone(and my comfort zone is too small), avoid phone calls, rarely use social media. I've been meaning to get professional help and have a helpline number too but I'm avoiding hitting that dial button too.