Depression Causes Social Withdrawal: 25 Effective Ways You Can Combat

Social withdrawal is avoiding people and activities you would usually enjoy. For some people, this can progress to a point of social isolation, where you may even want to avoid contact with family and close friends and just be by yourself most of the time. This situation may create very important damages in interpersonal relations and social relations at an individual level and that may affect the society in general.

SYMPTOMS that are associated with social withdrawal or isolation are as follows:

• Avoiding social interactions, including those that were once enjoyable
• Canceling plans frequently and feeling relief when plans are canceled
• Experiencing anxiety or panic when thinking about social interactions
• Feeling distress during periods of solitude
• Feeling dread associated with social activities
• Spending large amounts of time alone or with extremely limited contact with others

Withdrawal Symptoms