Hey MissLaura,

I really have to agree with the others. I'm sorry this has happened to you, though all their points are valid. Sometimes too, people who are not depressed don't like it when people who are depressed try to engage them; it brings them down because they think they have to play therapist or listen to something they don't know how to handle. It may not seem fair to you and leaves a lot to be desired but that is the way it is some times.

Even as a depressed person myself, when I feel really bad I don't want to be the support person because I'm not in the right frame of mind. I hope that sounds right and isn't taken badly; I'm trying to say it the right way. I don't do the poor me thing because I don't want to be a poor me but when I have a really bad day I just sit and cry all day rather than pass it on to someone else. I come here and I get honest to goodness caring and support from the people here who are able to give it to me. I know they know how I am feeling and they are feeling strong enough to support me. Those who don't feel strong enough wait 'til they are feeling better,

I don't get on IM at all now because I want to be alone; the last time I used IM was last year sometime. Though on facebook I am constantly being harrassed by friends to talk to them. I now have my stance set at "away" so that I won't be bothered. Part of that though is the agoraphobia and anxiety, and the fact that I am a person with avoidance issues. I retreat even more though when I am majorly depressed and even the slightest anxious,

Rhi