I now find myself wondering should I just regroup and work on me, or continue to get out there on dates and experience new people.
I'll cast my vote for working on yourself. I think if you were to get out and try to date, it could interfere with your work on yourself. IMO if you can get yourself to a point of being the man you want to be and being healthy, your odds are a lot better for getting into a healthy relationship. Just my 2 cents.