I have started doing both 1 and 3 recently, it hasn't seemed to help much, which has only makes it even more disappointing
I don't hate humanity, I just hate the predatory side of it, like tyrants, sex traffickers, and bankers. I feel like a majority of people are at least somewhat good, but are still flawed and selfish beings that can easily be led to do terrible things (source: the Milgram experiment)
Therapy is definitely something I want to do, but it's not financially viable right now, I think I could within a few months, maybe even after I get my taxes back
So when I was at work yesterday my boss could see I wasn't in a good mood and talked to me about it. For reference he's probably in his early 30s, was a nerd with no friends when he was a kid until he got to hs and played football and wrestling (pretty relatable to me personally) and now he's got a family and a good job and everyone loves him because he's a great guy. So anyways talking to him really helped my day get better, but there was still this feeling of spinning my tires but I feel less lonely
That's dope, someone with that kind of empathetic sense is a good friend/coworker to have. He noticed you weren't feeling good! Don't attach everything to him though, and stay open to meeting other people like him.
I feel you on the 'lot of bad within humanity' but if associate with positive people and do positive things, things start to feel...more positive. idk simple little things make me happy like putting out a bird feeder. or learning more on my electric bass.