I've posted here before and as a background, I have a family history of mental disorders but more on the anxiety / depression track.

I have never taken meds because my anxiety / depression symptoms seem to go away after some time and maybe because I always try to come up with activities that make me busy that I almost forget what I'm being anxious / depressed about.

However, starting last January, my company asked me to work from home, full-time. At first, this was something that I wanted because I don't like office politics and I've always been a shy person. Working from home means that I don't have to deal with annoying colleagues or bosses.

But as months go by, I just feel sad most of the time for no reason. It's not like something terribly bad happened. Then I realized, it may be because when I wake up in the morning, I just have to walk literally 5 steps to the computer and that's my world for the rest of the day, 5x a week. And the thing is, nobody's around because everyone is going to work in the morning (I live in an apartment flat). I only talk to people, face-to-face, at around 8PM.

Yes, I try to go out on weekends and schedule after work activities but they're not an everyday thing. I miss the regular social interaction that comes with going to the office. Then I realized that almost all of the good friends I've made in my life are people that I meet daily because we all go to some institution or organization (like classmates and colleagues).

This is the first time ever that I have nowhere to go to and talk to on a daily basis. And this makes my daily life very dull and depressing. I'd take long commute and annoying colleagues over staying inside this cocoon anytime.

Could this be the reason I'm feeling depressed? I'm still functional but I just feel like there's a dark cloud hovering me everyday. I'm usually a happy person unless something extremely bad happens. Now I feel sad & very edgy and I'm only truly happy for short periods when I'm outside the house. Whenever I go back to my room, I just feel this pang of loneliness. My room used to be a relaxing place from all the daily social interaction in the office. Now, it feels like a prison.

Is this due to my inclination to anxiety / depression or is it really because of my environment? I'm thinking of looking for another job.