7. They prefer being alone.
When your loved one tries to push you away, you might feel like they don’t want you in their life anymore, but in reality, it could be that they’re dealing with depression. They often start with not sharing things with you anymore, then they cancel on you, and over time, you never get to see them anymore.
And even though they might tell you that nothing is wrong, that they’re just busy or tired, it might be something more serious than that. If you see your loved one not posting on social media anymore, not calling or texting you, and not even leaving their home, it could be that “they are emotionally withdrawing and isolating themselves from others as a way of coping with the unhappiness they are struggling to repress” (Taylor, Nguyen, & Chatters, 2018).
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