Posted by ghost on June 14, 2004, at 0:35:10
In reply to Re: Bipolar 2 and Isolation, posted by fires on June 7, 2004, at 20:25:33
i had a pregnant cat who hid herself from us when she was miscarrying. she first nuzzled us, almost like she was saying goodbye, and then she went to the basement and ran from us whenever we tried to get near her. (eventually we caught her, brought her to the vet, where they did a c-section. the babies were gone, but she survived.)
maybe it is an animal instinct. i isolate myself when i'm depressed, too. some of it i do on purpose, and some of it i realise after the fact. i pushed my boyfriend away (permanently) during my last bout with depression. i just didn't want to be touched. i wanted to wither up and die quietly and alone.
sometimes what we need most is isolation. sometimes it's time to turn things inward and focus on ourselves rather than on everyone else and their problems, because ours have become more of a priority. they need to be tended to asap, so that means some things (small things, in the grand scheme of them) get neglected.
just my opinion.
-ghost
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