why does isolation and detachment happen to people? what makes it happen? what different forms are there?

Question

what emotions are involved?

Answer 1

wow a biggie! ok poverty,
you can,t belong to a group, to go out socialising costs usually, even a bus fare is sometimes not to be found to go to a park, to enjoy a free concert etc. clothes and possessions are a big and bad social determinant for many.
bad health, isolation due to illness, not being willing ,or able to be"company" depression goes hand in hand with sickness.
lack of self esteem, or abuse by others. if you feel bad or are made to feel bad/guilty cos you don,t fit the "average" stereotype.
well, taking yourself both physically or mentally away is actually a preservation behaviour.
why stay around to be beaten or criticised, refusing to feel sympathy or empathy allows you to be callous to others as you feel you have been done by. NOT good but thats how i have seen it happen.sometime with cause , sometimes just a bad rreaction to a smallish issue out of control
if you can,t contribute to a society, financially or physically , there is little place in it.you are relegated to the outer anyway, so one answer is to live apart and not be a part by choice, and maybe find another lifestyle less dependant on others opinions

Answer 2

It really does depend on the situation, for instance I became isolated and detached because I was experiancing panic attacks and going out into the world was just too painful for me. I became a hermit for months and once you start avoiding certain things its easy to include other things like the phone or the computer.
We rely very heavily on our family and friends to keep us from losing our selves because they know us and know what and who we are, and at times we just cant find ourselves because we are lost in these negative emotions and feelings. When we cut those people off its very hard to get out into the world again.. unless you have very stuborn parents and friends like I did that wouldnt leave me alone ;)

Answer 3

Isolation and detachment... happen in someone who is becoming more introspective and are asking the deeper questions, like what they are.

It doesn't mean anything bad, and emotions occur less and less regarding common worldly desires.

It's not necessarily depression.

Answer 4

I think it's one of the many symptom's of depression.