<human>: I'm 23 and I have been battling bouts of depression and anxiety all my life. The last time I had a close group of friends to hang out was before my father died in elementary school. Since then I have had only one or two close friends and no "cliques" to belong to. I never get invited out and don't have a solid core group of friends. This leaves me feeling depressed almost every day. I started a job with a ton of people my age thinking I could make friends and still I have not gained a single friend outside of work. I don't get invited out to social gatherings anymore with them. The only person I can confide in is my boyfriend, but I feel like more of a burden than anything.

Reddit please grace me with your advice to make friends and how to keep them. I have a bad habit of not talking to people for long periods of time because of school and work. I just want to get invited out to social gatherings for once in my life. I don't want to throw another party and have no one show up.

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: Although I work with many people my age, I cannot seem to make any friends and worry about it almost every day to the point of depression.