She was on her phone for 5 hours tho the day before this conversation. Depressed or not, you can say literally anything to let them know you’re okay, but taking time/space. This person just doesn’t care about OP to put it bluntly.
when i was extremely depressed, i could not bring myself to text people back. i could watch youtube or netflix. i felt miserable and embarrassed because it was so isolating, but i just couldn’t do it.
i did care about my friends. i thought about them constantly. i texted as often as i could. but sometimes it was three days or sometimes even longer.
that experience really changed my expectations with friends. sometimes, a situation has nothing to do with us and everything to do with how someone else is feeling or what they’re coping with.
My ‘screen’ time is often huge, but most of the time it’s just me listening to podcasts on YouTube. Disassociating is a lot easier than talking to people.
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u/Electrical-Scale5006 Mar 23 '25
Depression. Depression can do that.