Posted by Economist on April 12, 2010, at 2:23:55
In reply to Re: Any med that made you gain interest in people? » Economist, posted by evenintherain on April 11, 2010, at 13:17:55
"i also try to go out and see people once a week or so, because in the past it helped with depression. But it hasn't helped at all for the past 6 months or so, it just makes me more aware that there is something wrong. I still like my friends and want to show support for them, but I find the time spent with them is very unsatisfying (and sometimes unbearable) and makes me sad. Maybe it is some extreme form of anhedonia and maybe it is actually Causing social phobia?"
Yes, I know exactly what you mean by time spent with friends being unbearable and unsatisfying. I believe this is extreme anhedonia. For me, my decision to decline invites from now on is not due to phobia, as I am not fearful of people. In fact, if they didn't mind me just sitting at their parties and not dancing, not laughing, not looking at people, and not responding to questions, I would continue to go. But as you can imagine, a well-dressed girl sitting like this at a party will just be an incredible distraction to everyone. People will either come over and ask what's wrong/if someone just died, or they will think I am being an a-hole/weirdo/begging for attention. Either situation will cause stress upon the party. So my avoidance of people now is not due to fear but rather of concern for their well-being.
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