my depression is so low i avoid any contact. the few people that have seen me in that funk are concerned but realize i can't get out of it by myself and they can't help me. i used to-before dx-hide it cause i didn't want anyone to know cause i knew i was different from them.(high school, etc. i overcompensated and became a social butterfly to not be noticed. took so much mental energy to do this. as i've gotten older the depression is much worse.