Posted by baseball55 on July 18, 2014, at 20:02:47
In reply to Your Depression Experience?, posted by babbler20 on July 18, 2014, at 0:33:58
> I'm curious about whether everyone has the same experience as a depressed person as I do. I was having a conversation with someone about 20 minutes ago and he was talking for a long time. To be honest, I didn't care about what he was saying and I was thinking to myself "Is this guy done yet?" Every time I said something, I only said it because it was the appropriate response to what he said. The words that came out of my mouth felt forced. If he wasn't someone that I needed to get along with, I would have just said nothing. I often feel this way when I'm in social situations. Does anyone else experience conversations this way because of their depression?
I've never felt this way. I had atypical depression, where moods can be reactive and improve when engaged with others.
I don't mean to be unkind, but I would see that kind of reaction as pretty self-centered. Of course, it's hard to be there for others when you are feeling bad yourself, but being there for others is a good antidote to feeling bad.
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