Posted by SLS on July 4, 2013, at 5:41:25
In reply to Used to be quite social, posted by jennifer248805 on July 3, 2013, at 12:40:16
> Can't tell if it's just my lifestyle or depression but I'm alone all the time now. I used to have friends, lots of them. For the past 2 years, I've spent so much time alone I'm now so alone that I can't stand it. But, I have very low self esteem and no confidence so how do I get to know new people? I used to be able to make a new friend in a couple of minutes!! Now I hardly talk to anyone and I'm irritable and tired all the time. Must be the depression, don't you think?
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> Or can a person just stop being part of the human race randomly?Your wording here leads me to believe that your discomfort and isolation emerged independent of a change in psycsocial factors, although psychosocial issues can certainly exist. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) can easily explain your symptoms, including the irritability. Biological mental illnesses often leave a great deal of psychological damage in their wake. Psychotherapy can facilitate recovery and healing. Also, it often occurs that chronic psychosocial stress contributes to the evolution of a biological mental illness. Reducing this stress can facilitate a more rapid and complete treatment response, and help to maintain remission once it is achieved. Since the source of psychosocial stress often originates in one's experiential history - particularly in childhood and adolescence - psychotherapy that addresses these psychological issues can be a necessary component to a multimodal treatment approach.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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