Loneliness and schizophrenia: How do you cope?
in Psychology ·
Patrick Johnson8 said:Nothing really gets under my skin since I’m a pretty laid-back person... I don't spiral into depression, I just get hit by waves of melancholy every now and then, which feels normal enough to me...
It isn't a natural state, but you get used to it—kind of like an old man left all alone. It takes its toll. When you eventually have to start meeting people again, you just don't have the drive or the energy left in the tank...
Nobody strikes me as interesting enough to actually put in the effort to know them... that's why I say I feel lonely even when I'm surrounded by people...
...I think you're depressed. You have no drive, no energy, and nobody interests you... Sometimes, what looks like phlegmatic detachment at first glance can easily be mistaken for actual clinical depression...
...And that feeling of loneliness even when you're in a crowd? That can point toward a lack of self-respect and low self-esteem too....