Posted by allisonm on January 20, 2001, at 19:37:05
In reply to Re: Depression - friends..., posted by dj on January 20, 2001, at 16:23:35
Thanks, DJ.
I guess I was speaking from my own experience. I tend to go in the opposite direction -- worrying constantly that I am a burden to others, or insisting that I never become a burden in the first place.
Over the years, I have found that friends have fallen away -- partly because I haven't had the energy to keep up the friendships, partly because I didn't know what to say anymore. I felt I wasn't able to identify with my "friends" anymore, nor they with me. I couldn't react "normally" to their banter, and they didn't know what to make of my flat reactions. The friends I have now, or those who are left, are those who care about how I am, whether they understand it or not. I try not to talk about my depression. I try not to "burden" them with details when they do ask, but sometimes their questions require more explanation. They have stuck this out with me and I will always be grateful.
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