Why do depressed people push loved ones away?

THey push them away because they feel worthless and hopless like they are not good enough to be around them or interact with them.

Personally, I feel that at times they don't want my company. I feel disconnected and alienated even if they love me or care for me so I push them away. Other times I feel like they don't love me, that it's all an act. Thus, in order to understand and connect with a person with depression, it's important to establish that you indeed care about them and be there for them and not push too hard.

Some wouldn't want their saddness and problems to affect other people's life and happiness. Forgetting that by pushing them away , they hurt the people that love them and themselves even more.

Depression goes beyond a simple mood or feeling. An individual suffering of major depression does not think objectively anymore, and is ruled by negative thoughts. I suffer of Major Depression myself and sometimes i feel like apologizing to the trees for the waste of oxygen my existence brings. Do I have a reason i think so? Not a legit one for anyone else but me. For short, I see myself beyond just valueless. I am a liability and a burden. So how dare i be such a thing to the ones who love me? Someone suffering of depression will begin to think that pushing the ones they love away, is doing them a favour because who would want to be around someone depressed? At least its the pattern we depressed people seem to adopt. It is hard to be told otherwise, but the best thing you can do is to not let them go no matter how hard we struggle. Because we need to eventually be reminded of our own value.

They push people away because they don't want to hurt you. Also, they push people away so that they can be alone and concentrate on not having to seem or fake being happy.

They don't want to hurt there family. They feel that if they push them away then the family member won't be hurt.

They push all people away, they want to be alone. they know that people can help them but they want to be alone until someone doesnt care about that and helps the depressed person

From personal experiences, the depressed often push others away in fear of being hurt by them. They don't want to be hurting anymore than they already are.

being depressed makes your mind think of negative things and kinda makes it paranoid, so anytime someone tries to comfort you or be there for you, your mind tricks you into thinking that they actually don't care and that it is possible that they are doing this to hurt you. it's really hard to trust someone when you have depression, they still need support and warmth, and a shoulder to rely on

Its hard to feel depression. Its a very difficult thing to feel and to go through. Lots of times people who are suffering feel that nobody will understand what they are going through and may feel its easier to just deal with their feelings alone or in secret. The best thing you can do is to be there and lend support if you know someone who suffers or if you are the one suffering perhaps seeking professional healthcare advice through a provider, a counselor or therapist can help.

A lot of people are scared of hurting their loved ones by telling them the truth. Maybe they won't think of them the same way. It's sad that some people think that, but true loved ones will always love you no matter what you say. That's what makes them so special.

We don't feel like we deserve love. Sometimes we feel as if our problems are too much and/or a burden to our loved ones so we push them away, "If you love something set it free".

we accept the love we think we deserve, so i think this is your case,

It can vary from person to person but mostly it's cause they might feel like they're a burden for their loved ones or that they don't deserve help. They don't want you to worry, most probably

Because depressed people think that they want to be alone. They want that everybody is happy and they feel like they are charging somebody with their problems

Because they don't want their loved ones to carry their burden, like they must. They care for others, but not for themselves.

I think it's because we don't want to hurt someone along the way. We are scared that if we have loved ones around when we are hurting, they will soon get hurt too.

Some because they feel like they may hurt them, others because they dont have the motivation to keep up relations with their loved ones.

Depressed people push loved ones away because they do not feel as if the love is worth anything, they feel as if love is pointless and loving them if pointless.

They do not push them away. They are just afraid of sharing what they feel, because they think others won't understand them.

They don't mean to push people away so if they do that please don't take it to heart because depression is a serious medical illness. They push people away because they feel as if they are a burden, or feel as if everyone is better off without them. Their moods are everywhere so they may come off as mean even if they aren't meaning to.

Because they often feel like they don't deserve to have anyone that loves them and sometimes they feel guilty that their sadness can affect others and they don't want to pass that sadness on.

It's like being stuck in a black gooey tar. You don't want others to get close to you for the fear of pulling them in with you.

Depressed people tend to push away loved ones because they feel that they'll hurt their loved ones so they feel its better to keep them away

Its the process of social withdrawal, depressed people find it difficult to express and even feel any emotions bar sadness, guilt and anger. They are essentially emotionally numbed and thus it becomes difficult for a depressed individual to converse with a non depressed individual on any real level. It is particularly hard if that person is a loved one as it puts pressure on them to act 'normally' and they tend to feel like they are letting the loved one down or failing them.

Because they think that their loved ones dont understand what they are going through and in that case, they are wrong!

Sometimes they might feel that they are hurting them and it would be better to just not have anyone around them because it can be too painful.

People suffering with depression tend to push people away for many reasons. It may be they feel they don't deserve others presence, it may be that they don't expect to be around very long and want to spare others the heartache. It often simply is the fact that they lack the motivation to do anything, they want to be alone, and to sleep all day due to the lack of dopamine.

I dont know that they always do. Some cling to loved ones but many do push them away. I think the reasons very much depend on the person but some common ones are: that they want to hide how they are feeling inside from someone they care about; that they dont feel they themselves deserve to be loved; that the depression makes any kind of social contact a huge effort and that their energy levels may be very low.

Some depressed people are suicidal, and we find it best to push others away so our depression doesn't hurt them.