Why does depression get to the point where you want to stop talking to others?
Galileo366
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Jul 25, 2016
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When you have nothing left to say or, more specifically, that you have lost hope that any conversation will make you feel better.
gabiisheretohelp
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Nov 30, 2015
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Honestly you feel like no one understands you so what's the point of talking if you don't want to be a burden
Brittini008
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Jul 26, 2016
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Because your mind lets you think that you are no longer worthy or important to anyone. So, eventually you stop talking to others because that's what you think they want.
kokako
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Apr 7, 2015
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As somebody who is in remission from Major Depressive Disorder, I think that it is because it is because depression is often not feeling "sad" (in my opinion this is a common misconception) - rather it is feeling "nothing".
Under those circumstances, talking to others can just feel too hard. However, in my experience, recovery is possible - I now enjoy talking with others.
AshlynDPowell
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Mar 3, 2015
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Most people feel they are either being a burden to others by expressing how deeply they feel, others are scared of being rejected if they reach out, which would only make them feel worse. Sometimes it is simply being so unmotivated that making the effort to reach out to someone else is just too much.
Anonymous
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Jun 20, 2016
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It can feel like people don't get what you are going through. If things get bad enough, you feel like not talking to people is better than having to explain yourself again and again.
competentNarwhal34
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Sep 13, 2016
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Depression makes persons socially anxious so they stop talking to others. Depression makes you want to be by yourself all the times.
Anonymous
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May 31, 2018
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Because you feel unimportant, unwanted, or just useless. Eventually people get tired of continuously trying so they just stop. For me, not talking is a way where I guess I cope because I feel like I’m an annoyance to people around me and if I don’t say anything, I can’t get hurt.
hopefulPower94
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May 30, 2015
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Depression can be exhausting and isolating. It is an illness that takes a toll on your brain and your body, and when you lack energy, it can be difficult to talk with others.
GoGo98
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Jun 30, 2018
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I’m going through this right now I feel like I can’t talk at all or start a conversation to save my life and when I do start it it’s because I put so much thought into what I want to say I struggle with anxiety and depression so it’s hard to conversate and when I do I mess up on my words like I got slurred speech but it’s only because I been going through this feeling for you and I don’t really talk so I probably developed a phobia that I got a speech disorder or something because that’s my answer to why I can’t talk
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