[lelouch1205]

Lately I've just been feeling like my friends don't care about me as much anymore and it's really affecting me badly. I've been through a lot of rough times in the past few years and I've felt like having friends has helped, but lately I just feel like they don't like me as much. They seem to leave me out of a lot of things, don't respond to my texts half the time, etc. The worst is my one friend who I really depend on. We used to text every day periodically all day pretty much and have good conversations, but lately she hasn't been responding as often and even when she does it's really terse and dry. It just really hurts because it doesn't feel like it used to. Has this happened to anyone before? I honestly kind of feel like no one likes me much anymore

[Marla500]

Sometimes the people in our lives don't realize how they affect us, but the are just preoccupied with other things. Is it possible to meet new people/bring new people into your life? I think that's what I'm going to try to do

[cryingontheinside]

I don't have any friends since I isolate myself a lot. Its really hard not having friends.
Its possible that your friend is busy or distracted . hopefully they will contact you soon

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[Fizzyo]

I agree with Marla.

I must admit I am sometimes guilty of not being as attentive to my friends when I'm preoccupied with my own issues. Sometimes I distance myself to protect myself but it doesn't mean I have stopped caring. I get more involved again when I have the emotional resources.

[lelouch1205]

Thank you for your responses everyone. Idk I'm not very good at making friends and I'm honestly shocked I have any. I just feel like so many of my friends have done this to me my whole life. And by that I mean being an active part of my life for a while only to basically stop talking to me out of nowhere and I'm just worried that's happening again.

[Fizzyo]

Originally Posted by lelouch1205

Thank you for your responses everyone. Idk I'm not very good at making friends and I'm honestly shocked I have any. I just feel like so many of my friends have done this to me my whole life. And by that I mean being an active part of my life for a while only to basically stop talking to me out of nowhere and I'm just worried that's happening again.

I often feel the same. It's hard to know when to back off and when to talk to them again.
Sometimes I only ask about them and am scared to talk about myself in case it puts them off.
I guess it's a case of balance. Many friendships are more based around shared activities or interests, so if I start pulling in my horns and stop doing things, many people drop away.

[kamikazebaby]

In my personal experience, those who don't understand or haven't experienced depression just get tired of it and pull away from those of us who are struggling with it. They say they don't want to be brought down anymore, it's too hard on them, etc.

[Fuzzybear]

[lelouch1205]

Originally Posted by Fizzyo

I often feel the same. It's hard to know when to back off and when to talk to them again.
Sometimes I only ask about them and am scared to talk about myself in case it puts them off.
I guess it's a case of balance. Many friendships are more based around shared activities or interests, so if I start pulling in my horns and stop doing things, many people drop away.

That true. With my one friend we honestly didn't have many interests in common though which made it different. Even though we liked different things we could talk for hours on end about anything and never run out of things, but lately it almost seems like she doesn't want to talk to me. It really sucks because I'm a guy and I like having female friends because I think they can be more sensitive to hard issues and it's nice to have a girl's opinion on things. Idk I just hope things go back to how they were.

[lelouch1205]

Originally Posted by kamikazebaby

In my personal experience, those who don't understand or haven't experienced depression just get tired of it and pull away from those of us who are struggling with it. They say they don't want to be brought down anymore, it's too hard on them, etc.

That's really sad. Maybe people notice things like that about me and don't say anything, but rather start slowly distancing themselves on purpose. Idk. I know my one friend in particular who I mentioned said she's dealt with many people with depression before including her long time boyfriend who I'm also friends with so I'd like to think she was different at least.