Why do depressed people push loved ones away?

There are many feelings a person with depressions experiences. Some common characteristics are sadness, a loss of interest in regular activities, and despair. Withdrawal from loved ones often occurs as a result of feelings of worthlessness and hopelessness. They may not want to burden their loved ones with their problems, and therefore withdraw emotionally from family members. Or they simply may not have the energy or capacity to explain how they are feeling or deal with others’ reactions. Being there and available to listen non-judgmentally is an essential first step in supporting a loved one who is experiencing depression.

This is how they feel like. They don't want them around, or they may have hurt them. Actually many various reasons. No need to take it personally, don't give up on your loved ones who are suffering from depression.

Depressed people think they don't deserve love from anyone, that they are useless and noone can love them anyways. So they push people away in order to save themselves from their future heartbreak cause according to them, people are just acting like they love you even though they know deep inside people love them but it is very hard to accept that when you have so much self-loathing. Or thats what i feel, not sure how it is for others.

Depressed people often lose hope in everything. They give up on everything, including relationships. They feel like they’ve tried so hard to keep going that they eventually stop trying. They don’t want to make any effort in a relationship. They lose the meaning of their life and everyone in it. They like to be left alone, isolated, because they don’t possess the energy to deal with anyone. They stop caring and retreat into a shell. They feel like a burden on everyone. They can’t feel happy and they find it taxing to have to fake a smile or laugh all the time. So they prefer being quiet.

Depressed people push loved ones away because they feel ashamed and embarrassed. They feel alone when they are surrounded with people they love and even though they want to be alone they feel worse.

Some people tend to isolate themselves when they are feeling depressed.

We push people away because they don't know what its like, and they assume and don't understand Anything

Many times when people are depressed they are churning in emotions of unworthiness and guilt. They feel that they are the blame for everything that has gone wrong in their life. So many times they feel that they are a burden and don't want to be a bother to anyone else.

Because the thing, they do not deserve their love. They think that thet do not real love them. The feel unuseless, unwanted. But in reality they are not. The are not alone

They feel like there alone its very hard to explain they feel that they just need to be alone to figure them selfs out