Making new friend when depressed

Depression studies have shown that extroversion staves off depression faster than any behavioral method. It sounds odd and impossible making friends will be your best bet. Difficult life situations make seeing life in a different life nearly impossible, but your behavior will change your affect if you stick with it. Instead of addressing issues singularly, try attack multiples with certain activities. Also try new things.

Making friends isn't easy, but it's not impossible. If you find yourself inside a lot, just get outside. Go the the mall, walk around, check out shops, strike up conversations with the employees. Go to the park, dress casual and try not to look creepy, but just hang out and enjoy the sun on your face. Finding those who share interests is the easiest way. Play online games? Make online friends in those games. Coworkers show interest in certain music? Talk to them about it, and find out their other interests. 

The more practice you have with socialization, the easier talking to people will become. Once you've become comfortable talking to people, then making friends will be the next hurdle. Setting up times to hang out and finding activities of shared interest consistently is conducive to maintaining a friendship.

We all choose our friends, as much as they choose us. If you don't feel comfortable around someone, then it would be counterproductive to maintain a relationship with them. All relationships require work, as they don't simply just happen and continue. Take it one step at a time, and try not to rush it.

If you smoke, then finding others who smoke may benefit you as it is a shared interest. I made acquaintances in college because I smoked then. No shame in it. Just avoid people with serious drug problem or if they are into harder drugs than you would like to be a part of. Druggies are one issue, but pot users aren't inherently evil.