The title seems to say it all for me. I don't know if it's because of my depression. Lately I've just been in odds with people. For a long time in my life I have not had that problem. But now it's a plaguing problem for me.

Lately when I go to the pool area at where I live, it seems like I'm not hitting it off good with anyone I meet. I feel like they are different from me. I feel that they don't like me and I don't like them. A couple of weeks ago I had an altercation with a gang that was there. They were teenagers and I suspected that they didn't live at the complex. This happens at times. They didn't look very presentable to me. They got out but mouthed off at me.

I feel like this has gone on for about a year now. Before that there were not many problems in the pool area. There used to be nice people that I met there, but they seem to be gone now. The complex I live at is a condo complex. I've lived there for 13 years and for a long time it was all owners that lived there. Now it's almost all renters and the environment is just different. It's too bad. I have wanted to leave the place because of that.

Another thing now is that I'm at odds with my sister. She and I are the only one in my family that are talking to each other. But it seems like we are getting on each other's nerves. Lots of times when she calls me, she sounds very tired and depressed. I would ask her if she's OK. She would say that she is, but I feel like I don't believe her. And now lately she's been nagging me a lot. When I talk to her, I feel depressed. I would feel pretty good and then when I talk to her, my mood drops. I feel bad because for a long time in my life, she was such a sweetheart. I don't know what has happened to her. She would also be condescending to me, especially about the issue of kids, because she has kids and I don't.

[troubledarling]

Hi Will,

I hope you and your sister can mend wherever the issue is. I know with my closest brother and I after while I had to distant myself a bit. Because we were so close everything became like a song and dance on repeat. And when your that close to someone and honest relationship can easily turn to resentment especially if there not telling you everything. You seem like you speak your mind, she might have taken offense to something you've said in the pass if she being condescending now. Have you ever thought about opening up to her about you depression since you believe she is depressed too?

[Rohag]

Hmmm... Your instincts may very well be correct, Will19. Something is up with your sister, and her recent change in tone and condescension may have little to do with the content of her nagging. Do you have a way of learning more about what's up without getting more depressed?