I've heard a lot about steemit and I'm always happy it's Hive I knew first. It must have been a lot harder than hive but I'm so happy that despite the challenges you faced with steemit you didn't give up on joining hive when you heard of it.
@samostically did a really good job teaching all that you needed to strive her on hive and I'm very sure you have met other amazing people who are ready to help you in any way they can.
Like Samo has said, here on Hive, you just need to create a time every day if possible to engage with others even as you also make a good post that others will engage with and with time your struggles will lessen.