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Old Jun 28, 2015, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by pugs1986 View Post
I want to meet new people, but I feel like they will see the depression and I just don't want to let new people in on that. I don't really have any hobbies. My interests are animals, the beach, mental health, and healthcare. There is a life group I signed up for with my church that starts on July 6th. It's actually about finding your purpose so I'm looking forward to it. I've tried looking on meetup.com but most of the groups meet at bars and seem like outgoing activities. I'm more of an introvert so I prefer one on one meetings.
Hi Pugs, People will sense that something is wrong when you're depressed and it's kind of hard to make new friends when you're like that. On the plus side, it sounds like you've got some leads with your church group. I find interacting with people to be vastly easier and more enjoyable after getting un-depressed. This stuff might help:

http://egg.bu.edu/~youssef/SNAP_CLUB...0164151576.pdf

http://forums.psychcentral.com/4262681-post105.html

- vital