My best advice on how to make friends: find people who need friends and befriend them. Many lonely people are broken on the inside, and they don't have the capacity to offer meaningful friendship to others. However, some lonely people are victims of circumstance, or are socially awkward but worthwhile people. Look for them - find people you admire, who can teach you something and who are willing to offer supportive and loyal friendship, but who are lonely and have a gap in their life that you can fill. Yeah, it's hard. Edit: I guess what I'm trying to say is, try not to focus on yourself, your social anxiety, or whether you're good enough. Find people who need you and try to make them happy; keep your focus on them and on meeting their needs. Sometimes, after a while, they'll start to care about you too.