How can I stop being depressed when everyone is being so distant and ignoring me?
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Moderated by Smita Joshi, BA Psychology / MA / Advanced EFT Practitioner
Updated: Jul 28, 2020
HopeBehindtheVeil23
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Aug 19, 2015
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This feeling that everyone is being distant and ignoring you can often be a reflection of their state or even yours. Sometimes people are too wrapped up in their stuff to notice things around them. That doesnt really mean you are at fault in any way. The other thing is, when you have been feeling consistently lonely, every act of supposed aloofness is taken personally. In order to not feel depressed about feeling disconnected, I would say do the exact opposite of what you feel - Go out and try some things, meet new people via events. The more you get your mind away from these thoughts of rejection, the better it will be. If you have someone you trust and can confide into, do let them know that these feelings are coming up. You may be surprised that they may be feeling the same in general!
Anonymous
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Dec 14, 2015
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That's a tough one because what you might need to do is step out of your comfort zone and approach others to initiate some social interaction. But this is hard to do when we are depressed - we lack motivation, especially when we are feeling low, to do anything that might help us to feel better. Being around trusted others is definitely a good way to lift our spirits, so rather than wait for them to come to us, we might have to be the ones, low or not, to have to make the first move. Often, those trusted others do not know we are down no matter how obvious we think it "should" be to them. So let's do what we can to let them know, to let them in. The effort is well worth the struggle it takes us to put forth such effort when we are depressed - give it a shot!
Anonymous
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Mar 6, 2018
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If people are ignoring you especially friends and family member than you can look for a counselor, principal or a teacher after school or before class to help support you and seek help as well.
Anonymous
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May 3, 2015
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I usually just take a day where I focus on myself. I'll start a project, maybe buy some stuff anything really.
HelpingOthersFirst
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Jun 20, 2017
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This feeling is normal. I would suggest you try and find something that you like to do, for instance a hobby and focus on that and on yourself. This will shift your feelings to something more positive.
Anonymous
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Jul 4, 2017
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It usually helps to talk to someone, at times the things that are depressing us, might just be in our minds.
Anonymous
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Jul 28, 2020
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Hi there, I know it must take up a lot of courage for you to step out and seek help. I have been in the same place as you are; my depression has trapped me for about ten years. But here I am, so the first thing I want to share with you is that things will eventually get better. I didn't know what happened to you, so that would be inappropriate for me to give you any advice in detail. What I would suggest is try to talk to a listener here if you don't know who to talk to in real life. Talk to someone would always help. Hope you feeling well soon.
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