How I learnt myself much better is being around people who generally cares. I felt tied down being with people who barely gives much thought about me or verbally abuse me and their friend make excuses for them. Also, cutting people off had led me to feel much better about myself rather than had to mentally prepare myself of feeling unwanted.
Listening music as well as singing have been my coping mechanism. I tend to listen to it on the bus and in my bedroom. I went to the karaoke night one time and made copule friend there which any soical event I would have not as their usually too loud and difficult to try to know how to part of a conversation. With karaoke, you just pick a song that be fun to sing to and just have fun.