Struggling to connect with my faith, not sure where to turn

Salaam everyone. I hope you're all experiencing a blessed Ramadan. I'm having a hard time even putting this into words myself, so I'm speaking it out and letting someone write it for me. Before Ramadan began, I was already facing one of the toughest periods in my life. I kept reassuring myself that once Ramadan arrived, everything would shift. I'd return to being as practicing as I once was. I'd feel that closeness to Allah again. I'd feel hopeful and at peace again. Every year, I communicate with Allah constantly. I ask Him for everything I need without hesitation. I actually make lists. I ask during every salah, every single day. I speak to Him like we're having a direct conversation. I've always believed I could tell Him anything. But this year... something feels heavy. I'm still performing my daily salah. I'm still showing up. But when it comes to making du'a afterward, my mind just goes empty. I feel speechless. I can't bring myself to ask for anything anymore. I feel so lost and without hope that even talking seems meaningless. I know what people might say-"Don't lose hope. Allah is always listening." I know all that. But when you've felt let down repeatedly, something inside you just closes off. I've gotten to the point where I don't even want to "waste" my energy asking for something good because I'm so exhausted from feeling heartbroken. And I know that sounds incorrect. I know it is. But even when I remind myself of that, I can't change how I feel. There are a few things really weighing on me right now. I need to get into a university. I need to excel academically because I've already lost so much time. My mental health has been really poor. I've felt terribly lonely for the past three years. I don't really have anyone to spend time with. It might not seem significant to some, but that kind of loneliness slowly consumes you. It makes you feel unworthy of love. It makes you overanalyze everything. It sits in your chest all day long. I've been begging Allah-if not to completely remove these challenges, then at least to help me take small steps forward. Just a little progress. Just something. But I feel trapped. And the weight of it all sometimes feels too much to bear. I'm not entirely sure what I'm hoping for by sharing this. Maybe I just needed to release it from my heart.