Re:Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
by Kiro on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @06:53AM
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What if you don't feel social interactions bring you anything positive at all? I get exhausted _and_ depressed by meeting people. Totally not worth it.
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Re:Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
by stronglikedan on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @09:00AM
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Then you should talk to someone, because that doesn't sound healthy. There are no externalities that should be triggering depression.
Re:Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
by passwordreset on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @10:10AM
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My father just died, my mother is depressed. That's a natural, normal, healthy reaction to a traumatic externality.
Being depressed as a result of meeting people that you don't want to meet seems perfectly normal to me. Talking to someone when you don't want to talk to them seems like it would only get you more depressed.
IMO, bad advice, please rethink.
Re:Are we happier when we spend more time with others?
by stronglikedan on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @12:11PM
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Your mother isn't depressed because your father died. You should not be feeling depressed because you meet some people you'd rather not. It seems like there are some unhealthy internalizations going on that can be identified by talking to someone (for a start). I hope for the best.