I am very good at hiding my severe depression from my immediate family members and others. I have no hobbies, and I was able to convince my family members that this is just part of my personality and who I am (when in reality, I have no motivation to pursue anything I like, and have anhedonia). One of my greatest fears is that I will overcome my depression through therapy, and that I will begin to enjoy things again and have a much more active social life than I do now (I have no friends) and then everyone would question: What was he doing all these years? I don't know, this freaks me out.
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