Avoiding isolation

Without realising it recently I have been isolating myself from everything and everyone. I’ve gone out of my way to avoid talking to people, not because I don’t like them but because I’ve just wanted to be alone. A bit difficult in a sociable place of work.

A comment made a few weeks ago made me realise that not only was I isolating myself a lot but also I had ended up feeling so alone and honestly felt that I couldn’t open up about how I’ve been feeling. This is mostly down to not wanting to burden people with my problems and a general feeling of not even knowing how to process my own thoughts and feelings.

However, I am getting the support I need now and know that it is important to try and remain sociable and not to bottle things up.

I know I’m a bit more back to normal well as normal as I can be when I went back to a friend at work who was looking a bit down and let them rant to me and managed to give some sort of support.

Remember it is not always good to bottle things up and if ever you need to rant I am here. To be honest I’d probably rant with you. Stay safe and remember there will always be people out there who do care.

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    1. Hi. I’ve been receiving counselling through my workplace and it’s just helping talking to a stranger about what I’ve been through. I’ve previously been on antidepressants but they did not help massively as a lot of my problems are environmental so it didn’t help me personally.

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      1. Thanks, it’s great that your employer is providing support and that it is helping. I am conducting research into how easily or difficult people found accessing mental health support and it is very interesting that your employer is your pathway to treatment rather than a medical practitioner. Presumably your had previously accessed medical services and were prescribed the anti-depressants? Would you say that your experience shows that the social model of mental health support is working better for you than the medical model? Many thanks again, Nick

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