What worked for me was reducing my work hours and retreating into nature while strongly regulating diet and exercise and hygiene at the same time. The goal is to beat depression but the experience of it is very different from simply following steps. It's really about your attitude and feelings and willingness to change and believing a better place exists. Finding a hobby, alone or in a group, is also helpful when seeking serenity.
Once you beat depression, introversion and loneliness qualitatively feel very different. When you have depression you can even feel lonely in a crowd or even when you're with your best friends or family members. You just don't feel connected to anyone and human interactions become utilitarian instead of comforting and you want to scream inwardly even when they are outwardly "going well".
My $0.02 feel better hope you find some peeps to connect with and that you are ready to
Once you beat depression, introversion and loneliness qualitatively feel very different. When you have depression you can even feel lonely in a crowd or even when you're with your best friends or family members. You just don't feel connected to anyone and human interactions become utilitarian instead of comforting and you want to scream inwardly even when they are outwardly "going well".
My $0.02 feel better hope you find some peeps to connect with and that you are ready to