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As others have said, find some group events that you can attend. Something where everyone is there for the same reason, and will be working on the same thing together. Something that happens in the same time and place regularly - preferrably weekly. Something that you think will be fun. Then, show up.
If you find showing up to these things hard, just break the process down into smaller steps, and congratulate yourself on doing each step. For example, if you are anxious about going to some event, tell yourself "all I have to do is walk out my front door with the intention of going." And if you do that, then you've made progress, even if you immediately turn around and go back inside. Then next week, you can push yourself to arrive at the place where the event is, congratulate yourself, and then turn around and go home if you want. Then next week, walk up to the building, touch the door handle, and run away. Then walk in the door, but look down at your phone like you are lost, and walk out. Etc.