Grew up in a small town with not many people my age and nothing to do, was pretty much an introvert my whole childhood and when covid hit in high school it kinda got rid of whatever social skills I had left.
I'm 22 now, in April I moved with my brother to a bigger city and I get that there's lots of places and ways to make friends and whatnot, and I've tried in the last few months, but I just can't figure out how the heck you actually talk to people? I am autistic, but I'm high functioning so I think that should hardly make a difference, it's probably mainly just lack of experience.
It's hard to find people I want to talk to to begin with, but even when I do I just can't figure out what to say, and when I try I mess it up and make it awkward. Most of my co-workers already don't like it when I talk to them because of how awkward I am, no one has said it but I can tell no one really wants me to talk to them at all.
What do I actually do? I want to be better. I'm lonely.