How do you make friends when you have no life? (24F)

Hi 🙂 just needed some advice from anyone who has experienced this.

So, you’re supposed to be open and friendly, and honest when you’re making friends. I don’t want to emotionally burden other people; how do you explain your lack of social life and friends to a new friend then?

How do I explain I was fat and depressed from trauma until I was 23 and I never put myself out there out of self-consciousness. I had very strict parents, I never partied, never went to a club, never made friends in university, never even had or wanted a boyfriend. People often describe me as happy/bubbly, so I’ve got that.

I feel like potential friends get weirded out when I say I have no social media, and I can never get close to them because I’m out of the social loop. I don’t have it as I’m embarrassed – I have nothing going on in my life, no friends and no vacations. I don’t have a life, I wfh while taking care of my grandmother.

I find myself socially withdrawing more and more as I compare my life with people my age who have travelled so much, have 50+ friends and party all the time. I know partying etc isn’t all there is to a fulfilling life, but I finally feel confident in my looks and I don’t want to look back in 30 years and regret not doing young people things.