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Originally Posted by Muser
I have to admit that I have been lurking a bit lately.....not signing in....just reading posts and feeling alone.
Other people on the site have asked me how to get to know people here and I say "just post and post away and people will get to know you."
So why the lurking?? It's part of the withdrawal thing I do when I'm feeling down. The more alone I feel the more I withdraw...the more I withdraw the more alone I feel.
Why post about it??? To keep from feeling like the water going down the drain....circling the hole until there is no more.
So, is this "emotional" or depression??
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good job posting Muser !!! Perhaps it could be both emotional and depression? I do not know, really. I do know that its common for people to isolate or withdraw when they feel depressed. I also know that isolation and withdrawal can make someone ( eg me) feel very depressed). I just commend you on posting what you said. Please know you are not alone in how you feel. I withdraw also. In excruciating pain often. Other times in numbness and dispair.
I force myself to post here even when it feels very unsafe to do so. Again, I do commend you in breaking that cycle and posting as you did.
