Why do depressed people push loved ones away?

Because it is very distressing to feel so low for so long, and they have lost hope of life and willingness to connect and try.

Because they're scared that the might find out they have depression &might not love them the sameway

Because they run away from everyone and anything. They don't seek for help in someone. They seek for help in themselves. Making the things worsr.

From my experience, it's because my depression comes with a feeling of guilt, self-worthlessness... so that I push close ones away because I don't want to be a burden, but deep down I know I need them...

Because they don't really care what anyone else says, they think no one cares usually and refuse to see it any other way.

They can feel like a burden, or even just be too tired to interact. People with depression tend to have low self-esteem and might not feel good enough/worthy of their loved ones. It can also be that they're scared of being judged or of pushing them away unintentionally.

Many depressed people often struggle to come to terms with what they are feeling specifically because they feel emotions that are triggered by their condition and not necessarily anything/one else. This is why when loved ones ask why they are sad/angry/hurt they push them away because they actually don't really know. It can also be that they don't want to feel even more hurt so they feel it best to just detach themselves from people so that they cannot hurt them. This is not for all people suffering from depression, just a few cases that I've seen.

I think that depressed people don't want to hurt others by showing then that they are feeling bad. It might feel easier just to push loved ones away than actually show them the true feelings you are feeling.

When your depressed you feel alone and like no one understands what's happening. You don't deserve love or help. So you push people away.

They feel as if they have nobody to turn to because they're so lost in themselves and they feel that nobody would understand what they're going through and they don't really know how to talk about it to anybody