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You're reading After some major depression episodes (ex. an evening when depression strucks with full force) i absolutely shut myself away from people and it takes me days to talk to anybody afterwards. i become totally unresponsive. is this normal?
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i tried to post a comment twice already but something is always going wrong!!! :-(
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
and of course the short one always work...
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
another try...
so yes, i do have friends but the problem is that they think that i am rude as i 'choose' not to speak with them... and when they ask what is wrong i simply dont know what to say so i say nothing... and most of them never ask again! its a very uncomfortable situation...
its weird as i become so unresponsive only to those who have seen my depressive episode and can talk with other people...
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
i guess i can understand that .. kind of
you feel that you can talk to other people because they really dont mean anything to you .. not in a bad way but obviously your friends mean something to you and you dont want them to know what you are thinking when you go into your depressed stages
you'd rather them not know about it or see it but you cant just pretend it doesnt happen .. say something to them
i mean do you WANT to talk to anyone ? because if you dont then just tell them that you need time alone .. maybe seek some help
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
i do WANT to talk to them.. but i do not have the strenght to make the first step. I know its very very weird
in the past it really was even worse as i did not speak with my parents for over a month and we lived in the same apartment
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
thats horrible . did they try to talk to you .. i mean kinda really push for you to answer or help you out
.. how often do you just go out with friends and do you think you would be able to arrange that because it seems like that would help
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
i am my own biggest problem... as it is kind of going on at the moment the people i live with now do not try to push for answers...it happened on friday night and since then we did not talk at all!! (this time im its mild but still quite uncomfortable as the silence is making me uneasy around them)
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
you should be the first one to talk in this situation
it might be awkward but apologize for kinda being out for so long and tell them that you appreciate them still being there
.. is getting help an idea you're not willing to entertain ?
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
i will wait how the story goes... the problem is that they are not 'there'... not this time... they dont care whether i speak or not and again i am left with my own misery
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
well tell them you're sorry and you cant afford to lose them
because if you do, you'll regret it
you said they're not there this time but they were before so this is your doing .. fix it [at least with them]
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
thanks for your comments i will try to remember to tell you how this ended if you want to know
by totally_confused on April 27th, 2008
ofcourse . sorry i didnt have anything easier to give you
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
and good luck
by baybeeD0ll on April 27th, 2008
so here i am :-) the problem solved... the indirect, cowerdly way of internet communication helped! i apologized and now speak with my flatmate... but i guess it was much easier with the help of people in here encouraging me to do so!!
thanks...
by totally_confused on April 28th, 2008
no problem . im glad everything worked out
try to keep a more steady relationship with the people in your life =]
by baybeeD0ll on April 28th, 2008
first i need to be more 'steady' myself and when this happens i can try to work on the relationships
by totally_confused on April 29th, 2008