I think it's part of realizing that you're not alone and it's reassuring to realize that.
exactly. that is the problem with depression, it makes you want to be alone and shut off from your close friends and loved ones. it makes you withdraw and feel alone because you are. half of the time your friends don't know how to help or they don't want to hear about your shit, so you stay away and bottle it all up inside to keep from bringing them down with you. and bottling it up is self-defeating. trust me i know.
it is extremely comforting to know that others have been or are exactly where you are so that is where talking to someone, anyone, makes you feel less alone. remember that you are not alone, and if you are alone it is probably because you are withdrawing instead of people running away from you. it is easy to feel worthless because that is what depression does.
talking to people does 2 things.
1. it encourages you to come out of that shell and be social. even if that person does not offer you advice, or say anything at all. the simple act of them just shutting up and listening and giving you a hug and maybe even crying with you or letting you cry on them is amazingly beneficial.
2. it helps you to realize that you are NORMAL. everyone in this world has gone through hell at some point and most of us survive it somehow. knowing how people got through, even if it is different than what you would have done, is beneficial. depression makes you feel like you are abnormal, even fucked up, but you must realize that it is normal to get down when things are not as you would like.
just talk to people. you will learn a lot about yourself by sharing stories with others.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
usually music gets me through hard times. also talking to friends and my cats (well not talking to my cats just them being there )
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it is extremely comforting to know that others have been or are exactly where you are so that is where talking to someone, anyone, makes you feel less alone. remember that you are not alone, and if you are alone it is probably because you are withdrawing instead of people running away from you. it is easy to feel worthless because that is what depression does.
talking to people does 2 things.
1. it encourages you to come out of that shell and be social. even if that person does not offer you advice, or say anything at all. the simple act of them just shutting up and listening and giving you a hug and maybe even crying with you or letting you cry on them is amazingly beneficial.
2. it helps you to realize that you are NORMAL. everyone in this world has gone through hell at some point and most of us survive it somehow. knowing how people got through, even if it is different than what you would have done, is beneficial. depression makes you feel like you are abnormal, even fucked up, but you must realize that it is normal to get down when things are not as you would like.
just talk to people. you will learn a lot about yourself by sharing stories with others.
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