Hello RedStorms. Remember that often when depression makes us isolate ourselves, it is not just a matter of not talking to people, it is a matter of withdrawing so that it appears to others that we don't wish to be talked to either. Very often people see us isolated and think that we wish to be left alone to heal and therefore will not reach out to us.

I believe in my case it is my depressive brain wanting to pull me down so that it can prove to me I am worthless. I sit at my desk and at quitting time I hunch over and hide my eyes so that coworkers leaving will not stop and say goodbye to me, then I sit there alone and say "see, no one even wants to say goodbye to me!"

It can be a vicious cycle.

If you have someone you trust you can try to break that cycle by reaching out. It can be reaching out just to do something distracting or reaching out to talk for a while, depending on your need and what you think the particular person is trustworthy of and capable of providing to you.