make more friends

I have had difficulty making and keeping friends for a long time now. I suffered through some rough times in middle school and high school and had many instances of betrayal, abandonment, and deep hurt in my “friendships”. I became insecure and felt as if something was wrong with me and that no one would like me. I remember feeling like this for the longest time, but now I feel like I have had enough of being lonely, I am a worthwhile person, and I deserve to have friends. Yeah, it’s hard…but it is something I want to do desperately. I do not want to feel lonely anymore. Im just trying to figure out how to do this, because I feel pretty new at it. I have shut everyone out for so long. It is probably the thing I want the most though. I crave to have other people in my life that I can feel connected to.