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When Depression Makes You Cancel Plans and Push People Away

I canceled plans three weekends in a row because I felt too depressed to socialize and now I am worried my friends will stop inviting me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental illness can create the very isolation it fears by making connection feel impossible when it is most needed.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Loneliness and the Desire for Connection?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.