Im pretty,intelligent n witty n ppl close to me know tht but how do i let it past me..like shine thru..read on?

im popular too but i nvr asked for it n smtimes its tough..i recently went thru fell in love n depression n tht was a real wake up call for me! I realized tht im blessed n intelligent n stuff but i jst keep myself in a shell...n wen i ws in depression tht worsened. I hd a best friend who knew me well but since i was introverted n quite..all i discussed wid hr she discussed wid othr ppl bt tht seemed to bother me a bit..nw after losing ALot after tht depression episode..how do i make more close friends n have ppl admire me..they do wn they gt to no me but how do i get them to no me if im so closed n gaurded..help.