Is it normal to become extremely depressed when alone?

I'm 18 and a senior in a small town high school, who for the past two years have felt different. In these two years i have become more and more depressed whenever i find myself alone and in the last several months it has seemed to become more severe, and also has accompanied an extreme lust to be held and told it's all okay by someone who cares. These feelings have become overwhelming and i have taken to cutting in response as well as never leaving myself any spare time ever to keep myself constantly distracted but there is only so much to keep oneself busy with and still find day after day, increasingly more and more time alone. I personally don't believe i have any reason to be depressed like this, i have a pretty decent life, I'm not poor, i have a few close friends and a loving mother and a father that i do my best to stay away from, but not everything is perfect. Is it normal feel so depressed when alone? I find this a problem because i spend a lot of time alone and it is slowly affecting everything i do.

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Based on 41 votes (28 yes)
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  • Avant-Garde

    Isolation can destroy a person and cause mental illness. So, yes, what you describe is "normal", but you should make more of an effort not to alone so much.

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  • watashikara

    I got to the point where I was numbed to the feeling of being alone and preferred it. But then I had lunch when I was alone one day and felt sad. I couldn't figure out why and I finally realized that I missed her, I didn't like being alone. The rest of the day, I went a little out of my way to spend a bit more time with people and I spend an extra 30 min walking with another friend.

    What I am saying is that, don't let yourself get numbed to it. Decide whether you like it or not, and make the decision to try to put yourself out there as much as possible. I slowly started doing this and new acquaintances have started to ask/call me to come to places. I was taken aback and shrugged many of them off out of instinct but am now trying to be more keen to my relationships.

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  • iGetDizzy

    Your post describes me. I have this too and I'm alone 70 percent of the time. Probably more. Its changing me slowly :/

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  • Twinfinite

    I'm alone more and more and it has become very depressing. It would be nice to be close to someone, both emotionally and physically. It pains me that cutting is your release though. Maybe find someone you trust that you can just talk to, to get the poison out of your system. I don't know why life has got to be so hard, so painful.

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    • Georgeisawesome

      See thats the thing not only do i have trust issues but last time I tried that all I got was called emo

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  • Allyster_Nightwind

    Yeah it's normal. I live in a small town also and I understand how you feel. I didn't have many friends here where I live because I have always been a bit different. See while most people in Alabama listen to Rap or country I listen to Metal. I even have a different religion so people treat me a lot different because of that. So I really know how you feel.

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