Whats wrong with me

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I often feel like I want people to feel sorry for me, so they could comfort me (give me hugs, tries to cheer me up, make me smile),

when I was at high school I often make up fake scenarios just so my friends could cheer me up (a friend abandoned me, the one I liked rejected me, my ex broke up with me because of my autism etc)
and I got the impression my friends caught on but I don't know. back then I wanted a friend who was like a brother/sister to me

I don't know why I do , I seriously want to stop it but I cant help it.

now i am out of school I feel more distant from my friends then I was before

whats wrong with me

lying to your friends to get them to feel sorry for you sounds pretty manipulative to me. you will never find a friend that close if you lie to them: because the person they know is a lie, not the real you--and when they find out who the real you is (which they inevitably will if you're fake), if the real you is a manipulative liar, they will (understandably) bail.

try not lying to people, and just concentrate on being your authentic self. that way if you make some friends you will know you don't have to lie to them because they like you for who you are. you also might consider talking to a therapist if lying is something you do regularly, as it's not a very healthy behaviour and can have a lot of negative consequences (like losing friends, jobs, etc).

What is wrong with you is a lack of knowledge, in my humble opinion. You chose this strategy to get attention, nurturing from friends because you don't know of a better way. How about making a commitment to stop this behavior and try to find a healthier way to get what you want?

Just because you're having difficulty with the lying issue doesn't mean you're a bad person. Nobody's perfect. I agree with the others that lying will only bring you disappointment in the end. I would suggest trying to make new friends (I know it's not easy). Then you can have a clean slate. You shouldn't have to lie about yourself to make friends or find empathy. True friends will like you for the real you. I think this site is a good place to start. At some point you might want to venture out and join a group with people you have things in common with.

Does it even work?

As far I know being a crybaby (going over and over about bad things and looking for someone who could cheer you up) doesn't make people like you - they start to avoid you because they have enough their own problems to deal with yours.
I got my first real friends after I accepted myself and started to look positively at everything what happens to me. They came to me themselves. And we are friends 10 years already.