[letsdance7]

I have always considered myself to be an introvert and in the past I truly valued any alone time. Suddenly, within the past couple of months, I cannot be alone and get very down and depressed when I'm not with someone.
That's scaring me because I have struggled with depression in the past and was on medication at one point. However, I don't feel nearly as bad as I did when I was on medication. The only thing that is making me wonder if I am depressed is the fact that I can't be alone anymore.

Has this ever happened to you? Any advice is greatly appreciated

[Altered Moment]

I love my alone time. I find I can only go so long though and then I crave human interaction of some kind. If I don't get it I become more depressed. Even going to the store and not talking can help me. At least I got out of the house.

[Brintel]

Originally Posted by meganms

I have always considered myself to be an introvert and in the past I truly valued any alone time. Suddenly, within the past couple of months, I cannot be alone and get very down and depressed when I'm not with someone.
That's scaring me because I have struggled with depression in the past and was on medication at one point. However, I don't feel nearly as bad as I did when I was on medication. The only thing that is making me wonder if I am depressed is the fact that I can't be alone anymore.

Has this ever happened to you? Any advice is greatly appreciated

This certainly has happened to me. I have always loved my solitude and have felt independent and connected with a moderate to limited social contact; I haven't needed to be around people a whole lot, but have always enjoyed it when I have been with them. Now, since I've been depressed, I am almost agonizingly lonely, even though I'm not any more disconnected than I ever was. I think one of the ingredients in depression is feeling all alone. I don't know if your feelings of loneliness mean you're depressed; people can feel lonely without being depressed at all. But it seems too that severe loneliness can certainly bring one's mood down.

[letsdance7]

Originally Posted by zinco14532323

I love my alone time. I find I can only go so long though and then I crave human interaction of some kind. If I don't get it I become more depressed. Even going to the store and not talking can help me. At least I got out of the house.

I understand that! It's good that you love alone time, I wish I did too.

[letsdance7]

Originally Posted by Brintel

This certainly has happened to me. I have always loved my solitude and have felt independent and connected with a moderate to limited social contact; I haven't needed to be around people a whole lot, but have always enjoyed it when I have been with them. Now, since I've been depressed, I am almost agonizingly lonely, even though I'm not any more disconnected than I ever was. I think one of the ingredients in depression is feeling all alone. I don't know if your feelings of loneliness mean you're depressed; people can feel lonely without being depressed at all. But it seems too that severe loneliness can certainly bring one's mood down.

Yeah, that's true. I remember feeling that same way when I was depressed. I felt so lonely but I had the same social life I did before I got depressed. I think I will talk to a therapist about this!

[ManOfConstantSorrow]

Yup, need a lot of solitude but can have too much.