how do you cope living by yourself with little support network

this is me, i'm well into my 40s now, had a hard past & never managed to find any relationships, i have a personality disorder....and i have basically ended up alone in an apartment by myself, with my only support structure my elderly parents, mainly my mother who lives far away.

i get lonely, isolated, disheartened, discouraged and miserable...i was always quiet, shy, introverted but i did hope to build some relationships, find a nice lady, but that never happened.

anyone out there similar? how do you deal with it?

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melissa001 · 51-55, F

I'm exactly like you. But I've been dealing with it about 4 years.
I try to keep busy. I read, watch movies, I do some crafting and in the summer I work outside as much as possible. But talking on sites like this helps kill time . I have to rely on myself. It's not easy.