Re: depressed girlfriend?

Posted by Bubbaleh on January 9, 2004, at 4:16:07

In reply to Re: depressed girlfriend? » Dr. Bob, posted by reluctant on January 8, 2004, at 21:21:24

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> Depression makes emotional intimacy *very* hard. Please don't take her distance to heart. Depression makes it difficult to feel any positive emotions, and certainly hard to understand other people's positive emotions towards you.
I agree with these statements, but want to add that depressed people who are under treatment find emotional intimacy easier than previously, or at least that was my experience. Therapy and sometimes medication help alot in making intimacy possible and comfortable.

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Re: depressed girlfriend? » Dr. Bob reluctant 1/8/04
(clearly , that was for Chep - not Dr. Bob. Sorry) (nm) reluctant 1/8/04
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