Why do depressed people push loved ones away?
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Moderated by Smita Joshi, BA Psychology / MA / Advanced EFT Practitioner
Updated: Jul 12, 2024
ughhitshaley
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Jan 21, 2016
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THey push them away because they feel worthless and hopless like they are not good enough to be around them or interact with them.
Anonymous
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Jan 22, 2016
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they might need time to figure out and assess their situation/life. they also might feel as if they can't trust anyone. this is why talking to them is very important.
Sunnyears123
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Jan 23, 2016
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They're scared. They are afraid that people will hurt them, so they push them away before they get hurt
Hidingbehindscreen
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Jan 27, 2016
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Being Depressed is like Standing over a cliff with a storm above your head, alone and isolated and you constantly ask the questions should i jump ?
violetskies
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Jan 27, 2016
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im so sorry to quote the perks of being a wallflower but " we accept the love we think we deserve", that or they dont feel like being around people and are irritable
KarlyMay12
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Feb 16, 2016
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Depressed people get scared to talk to their loved ones. They feel like they wouldn't understand and they don't want them to look at them differently.
Anonymous
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Mar 22, 2016
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because when they are not able to find light out of the darkness they start thinking their loved ones as enemy and that is where the worst begins...........
CaptainPotatoDuck
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Jun 10, 2016
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What ive found from personal experience is that its not that the depressed person hates them but rather they dont want to hurt or burden the loved one. In a sense the farther from the person you are when something bad happens the less it hurts like a bomb kinda.
Anonymous
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Jun 10, 2016
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I think they do it because they are too scared of their dear one's reaction , or feel that they might be a burden to them
I know some people who prefer getting help from a total stranger than from the one they love
Anonymous
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Dec 3, 2018
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Because they feel like 1. they don't have the energy to love the person back and 2. they don't believe the person loves them for real, because they don't think they deserve to be loved. They feel more safe when they are alone, because then nobody can hurt them.
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