Seeker7 wrote:What do you think about living in a foreign country, not having friends and people you fully trust while feeling very lonely and isolated, yet you don't want to leave the house and get to know people out there. What are the steps to turn this around?
I've been in precisely this situation and found it acutely uncomfortable. I hope at least you speak the language of the country you're in!
You do know you've got to leave the house and get to know people out there, don't you?
I presume you need to shop for groceries. Practise talking to people in the market or supermarket, because it's a low-expectation environment. You're not starting friendships, you're just remarking on whatever comes into your head.
There's a lot more riding on conversations with co-workers, assuming you have a job. I remember how tough that was, people talking to each other at break times in a way that excluded me, not one of them with any curiosity as to where I'd come from.
I made friends with the woman who (with her husband) ran the small newsagency across the road from me. It was simply a matter of being friendly, and that friendship lasted well beyond the time we were neighbours -- until her death, in fact.
Rather less successful was getting comfortable with a particular pub and its denizens. It was nice to be greeted by name and to get to know bar tenders as well as customers, and I could ask about local stuff I needed to know -- but obviously the venue had its down side, and not one of those people remained a contact when I moved away.
By far my best move was joining a writers' group that met once a month. If you can find a group that interests you, and if membership is cheap or free, you're guaranteed to be able to have something with people there.
Fact is, Seeker7, you have to get out there. I wish you all the best.