Depression Support Group

Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.

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emmyvisigoth 01/10/2016

Today is a strange sort of de-personalization day. I am completely detached from any useful or entertaining part of myself. I am dressed up nicely for this holiday party that I am having with my boyfriend and his family today, but there is no personality to go with it. I feel this way every once in a while. I wonder if it's a defense mechanism to protect myself from social awkwardness or something like that. Or disappointment? I barely feel any emotion towards anything and it's painfully obvious today. Ugh.

muskrattiger 01/10/2016

I have felt that detachment you are talking about ...I just dident want to be around people ..I was uncomfortable ...there would be a few minits ware ..I would ...be ok ..depending on who was talking to me if I was realy close to them I seamed to feel better ..more my self but sis soon as they moved on .i was detached again ...but ...I have never wanted to be around people .....so ...that is my problem ..........yours might be diferant ...if you think about ...why ..you are feeling that way ..and thing about ware and when ..you feel that way ...you might find out why ..you are feeling that way ........so you are feeling this way and you are going with your boyfriend to a party with his family .......so if you think about ..your boyfriend ..and his family ...can you think of any triggers that might ..make you not want to be in that position ....why it would make you feel uncomfortable ............and you can do the same ...............when you find you disconnect ..in other situations ..........it would most likely ...be a feeling ...so in the situation with going to this party ....it could ..be a fealing ..that your boyfriend ..has said or done somthing that makes you feel uncomfortable going to his family's .....or it could be somthing that someone in his family has said ...or done or the way they make you feel ...that ...is making you detach .........sometimes it can be as simpile as .....you getting all dressed up ..and looking in the mirror ..and not reconising your self ...that is enough to make you detach .......if you can learn to reconise ...these triggers ......than you can work with them ..so it doesent happen so often ..or to such a dugree ...........I hope that this is helpful .....take very good care of your self ....I keep you in my prayers ..God bless

ThePepperMan 01/10/2016

I am sorry you are feeling out of sorts.

You say you have felt like this before? Can you find any common ground about situations that make you feel this way? Perhaps that will help you deal with them differently.

Other than that, yea, go and do the best you can!

Heidiclark 01/10/2016

Since you only feel this way once in a while at least you know it will pass. For now just ride it out the best you can.

survivor69 01/11/2016

MAYB U R JUST NOT HAVING A GOOD DAY?
GBU
DRENA B
;-O

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