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Nammu · May 31, 2012, 02:14 AM

I can identify with most of that. I used to have school, volunteer jobs, my daughter and stuff though her, and jobs to socialize and now-nothing, No money to go places to socialize with people I might like.

Like you I used to love walking but physical problems keep me from doing that and boy do I get the part about using a spoonful of gas.

I never hid, to avoid people, I was just as happy being alone as I was if I was with people. I grew up in the country so if the one girl my age near by was gone or the weather was bad it was just me. At school I was fine with the other kids except for a brief time during middle school when I preferred the library to study hall, but Jr high is difficult for most people at one time or another.

I just started IOP, and honestly I'm not sure if it will help with this issue or not. I'm depressed and SU but I've blamed it on the sleep problem, maybe I should take a look at the lack of socialization too. It could be a combination of both, I never really thought about it but it makes a lot of sense. I have been kind of scared of dying and no one knowing until the rent is over due. Most humans are social and need that as part of our daily vitamin. I'm surprised your pdoc doesn't consider isolation and loneliness as part of the problem. Have you asked him about group therapy? That would seem to be a step before ECT?

I don't know that this was very helpful but I do know what you are talking about. Don't have any answers though.