I Fight Depression and Loneliness Everyday

I find maintaining a healthy emotional state very difficult when around my family for any extended period of time.

I am very introverted and alothough I am much better and preventing severe low mood I still find my mood dropping down and staying down when spending time around people.

Any advice from fellow introverts or thoughts who have similar had to deal with depression would be appreciated

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PoisonGirrrl · 31-35, F

Well, I can relate to that.

I have very strong mood oscillations and it is extremely hard to maintain stability near other people and it's even worse when they are relatives that want to barge into my business.

In my case, what I do, in order to avoid any conflicts with them is to try to stand aside for a moment. Because sometimes I feel like I'm living like the characters in the game "The Sims", you know? But what happens is that when I'm too exposed to social contact, my "social bar" goes down, instead of up. And I need to take time only by myself, so I can try to be social again.

Anyways, what I think is that you should try some way to bring your mood up - doing something you like, then you'll feel more "willing" to deal with them.

onelucasbest · 36-40, M

@PoisonGirrrl Thank you. That sounds very relatable. Socializing can be exhausting in part because every time I try to speak about something I see people's eyes glaze over in confusion. I'm not very articulate and I don't get the impression anyone is ever really interested in understanding what I am talking about. My only option is to just never talk about anything important. I usually end up just sitting in silence trying not to die of boredom whilst everyone else makes small talk.

The only option seems to be taking time out to be by myself, just like you suggest, although I end up feeling antisocial. The drain of socializing is not something many people seem to understand in my family.

I am aware also of just how addictive solitude can be.

SW-User

Is it bad

onelucasbest · 36-40, M

@SW-User is what bad?

SW-User

@onelucasbest depression

onelucasbest · 36-40, M

@SW-User it was. I have improved a lot.

Not having a good weekend though mood dropped a lot

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