Why would a person become isolated?

Question

One who used to be outgoing and have a social life, but now does not leave the home. Does not look after one's self. Does not work.
Has turned away from all family and friends. Takes antidepressants and sleeping pills, but stays up all night and sleeps all day. What can cause this type of behaviour?

Answer 1

This sounds like depression, or possibly addiction to the sleeping pills and antidepressants. Something emotionally catastrophic may have happened to bring on the depression- mugged, raped, PTSD?

I know there are a couple other things that can cause social isolation- idiosyncrasies, other mental illnesses, old age, etc.

My grandfather is becoming isolated. His situation is definitely age-related. He's widdowed and 83. He also has idiosyncrasies, but they are also b/c he's old.

Answer 2

There could be so many things going on. The person could be seriously depressed. Antidepressants really don't help so much in everyone, certainly not me. And if the person's depressed then the sleeping pills could aggravate the situation. Depressants don't help when someone is already down. The person could also could also have a drug problem, or some sort of secret life. Something drastically different then what that person is used to doing. That person needs to take baby steps back into reality, counseling, group or solo, something that gets that person back involved in reality. After a while of solitude reality can be pretty scary. Work can help too, I get this way often and if I work it takes my mind off of what's bothering me, as well as introduces me into new people. Plus if it gets the blood pumping endorphines kick in. What ever it is, the person needs to talk to someone about it, professionally. Family can complicate an already complex situation. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

there is an entire thousand years between the 2d introduction and "the" judgment. In that element "judgments" are given to the overcomers, and those who're ignorant are taught the certainty. Rev 20:4. Ezekiel 40 4:23-24. and cp Jonah 4:11 "go away from me" Mat 7:23. "and they shall no longer come close to unto me" Eze 40 4:13 This solutions the secret as to why devil is released on the end of the thousand years. Rev 12:7. they're to be examined. Whoever is taught on the on the spot is thoroughly at God's discretion.

Answer 4

Was there a tramatic even that started this change? Clearly they are not on the correct meds! Mental illness if difficult to address well. It usually takes several trys to get the medication and therapy correct. There is also the very real possibility of addiction -- to a drug or to something as simple as the internet....Good luck!

Answer 5

In some cases, they don't like peoples REDICULOUS remarks about a handicap, they don't REALIZE what causes their WALK. Or, their family may be abussive, and they may think, erroniously, that no one could EVER unerstand what they are going through. Or, any number of reasons. Most of the time, people can be helped up, and helped out. The key, they must be willing to accept the hand up.
I'm editing my response to agree with one guy who said SATAN!! How TRUE it IS!! Sometimes, SATAN can get you BELIEVING things that aren't TRUE about yourself, and you just STOP making NEW FRIENDS, and WITHDRAW from EVERYONE. That's happened to ME!!

Answer 6

Probably major depression. She/he might tend to commit suicide.
If you cant bear anyone around you, of course, you dont look for a job or you dont go out. what do you expect ?
It is very difficult to understand that mood though. Probably, this person had faced with so much difficulties, had felt so much pain for some reason, and now s/he is thinking nobody can see her/him. so, it is no point bearing the social life and its fans.

If your friend used to be outgoing and had a social life in past, she/he must be saturated with some kind of things. I think daily activities and consumption-based relations comes to your friends superficial any longer. Things lose the meanings by time.
"I can see a film at home, why will i bear to see people by going to cinema ?". You dont feel the same excitement, because you see those consumption based things are empty.
It is also about dissapointments deep inside your heart. Have you ever felt that you are alone in crowd ?
You, friends, her/his lover or wife/husband should take care of him/her so much. I think, If you show how much you need your friend in your life, and make her/him feel important and necessary in "your" own life, s/he might hold the life tighter. Maybe this person fears of attaching to someone deeply and facing with a dissapointment again.
I dont think your friend really feels crap herself/himself. Probably He/She feels himself "just different" from other people. Maybe this person is someone well-educated, physically attractive, young, healthy ?..and knows all these ?. but if you dont have someone who really loves you because of your "self", beyond your apperance or beyond your knowledge, beyod your succes- you feel alone.
when you are in depression, you realize/sense some other things better. your 6th sense works great.. if someone loves you for those superficial reasons, you feel it. and this put another distance bwteen you and people. maybe she/he needs someone to trust completely. i dont know.
İf it is so, this is not about feeling crap anymore. Otherwise you wouldnt know that how she/he changed suddenly, she wouldnt come and say that change. why does a person say this kind of information to another people ? have you ever thought ???? !!! everything is hiding under this question.

Professional depression treatment takes for years. By the way, sometimes the pills causes to get fat, etc.
Are you ready to support your friend for years ? day after day ? are you that patient ? do you love that person to care/talk everday happily ? if not, mind your own business and leave her/him alone. she/he might not overcome another dissapointment. she/he must be very sentimental. i am not talking personally, so dont misunderstood what i said. i only meant if you "really" dont care this person, she/he will feel it and will feel dissapointment, she/he will get cool of you. do you understand ? do you know what it means pushing someone while you need/love badly ?
okay, if you said "yes, i am ready for every difficulties and i am very patient ", try to communicate more often with her/him then try every trick to go to a good psychologists. be careful : i am not saying "try to communicate more often with her/him until you persuade going to psychologist". your support should continue for years.
this person needs someone to trust, someone to follow him/her throughout the world. because after some kind of things, her/his heart must have became as dry and brittle as a skeleton. this person needs something not superficial.
i dont know how well you knew this friend.
if your friend is psychologist or know more about psychology..., well, i am sorry but i think you are ****** :)
that is all i can say, good luck.

Answer 7

It just sounds like your friend is suffering a deep depression, which is probably from a number of things that are going on in your friend's life & that they may not be telling you. All you can really do is support your friend & try to help them.

Answer 8

Usually, it's something traumatic like failing in school, losing a loved one e.g. bf/ gf/ death of a parent, abuse whether sexual/ physical violence, etc that causes them to lose trust altogether.
A loss of control over their careers, family, life can further elevate this problem further as well.
Also as a result of people misjudging them constantly or the pressures they impose on you to strive for unattainable standards which are near impossible.

Answer 9

It could be depression or agoraphobia. Since they dont go out, and are awake at night. That sleep schedule would keep most away from them

Answer 10

Profound depression. If this person is on antidepressants, they're obviously not working.