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ssandra · 10-15-2009, 07:50 AM

Hi Hotrox,

It sounds as if you are well on your way to getting a depression. The less you interact with people, the worse you will find it.

I am an interovert myself, meaning that I do need my alone time. In the past I have been confusing this with not liking people and getting annoyed with them. I have realised since the more I withdrawl, the worse I feel about being around people.

Once I got my depression under control (what came first, depression or withdrawl of people is like the chicken and the egg...), and I got my self esteem up I felt better being around people. I liked a lot of people a lot more.

It seemed that I was projecting myself on other people. So, when I got annoyed with other people, I really got annoyed with myself. When I didn´t like other people, I really didn´t like myself...

My suggestion is to try and start small. Start with running. Make it a point, no matter what else you do in a day, to run 30 minutes. Do this for 30 days. If you do other things such as weights as well that is ok, but don´t make them your goal. Start small.
Once you have made a habit of this, you can start with other things.

It is good to keep on talking about this. You are not the only one with these feelings.

10-15-2009, 07:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
ssandra Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 11,168	Hi Hotrox, It sounds as if you are well on your way to getting a depression. The less you interact with people, the worse you will find it. I am an interovert myself, meaning that I do need my alone time. In the past I have been confusing this with not liking people and getting annoyed with them. I have realised since the more I withdrawl, the worse I feel about being around people. Once I got my depression under control (what came first, depression or withdrawl of people is like the chicken and the egg...), and I got my self esteem up I felt better being around people. I liked a lot of people a lot more. It seemed that I was projecting myself on other people. So, when I got annoyed with other people, I really got annoyed with myself. When I didn´t like other people, I really didn´t like myself... My suggestion is to try and start small. Start with running. Make it a point, no matter what else you do in a day, to run 30 minutes. Do this for 30 days. If you do other things such as weights as well that is ok, but don´t make them your goal. Start small. Once you have made a habit of this, you can start with other things. It is good to keep on talking about this. You are not the only one with these feelings.