I feel kind of content doing nothing. All of our friends went away for a long socially distant weekend And we couldn’t go and ordinarily I would be sad , but I literally don’t care. I dont get any pleasure from anyone anymore. I don’t enjoy the conversations. everyone Talks about money and other people’s children and I’m just not interested. But maybe it’s me? Help.
Without the header, I would have just read your post and thought you were content. Are you sad? Are you fine with how things are?
I feel this way sometimes. I call it low-level depression. If it lasts for more than a month, I would see someone about it.
It’s been this way for about 6 months, wasn’t sure if it was middle age or something more
I was going to say you should go see a therapist, but after reading the other comments, maybe it's normal. Or maybe we are all depressed. These are difficult times.
There’s nothing to look forward to right now. Everyone’s anxious. It’s hard. Enjoy little things that make you happy and don’t be too hard on yourself.
Not enjoying conversations about kids and money sounds very sane to me, not depression. Feeling content isn't part of depression. You may be depressed, OP, but I don't think these are signs of depression. Just based on your post, sounds like you're accepting your situation. Any other reasons why you think you might be depressed?
I just used to be very social and now I find I would rather work and hang out with my family. It all seems so silly to me. And I don’t want to be like this, I just am.
there are online quick checklists for depression, which might give you some guidance on where you want to seek therapy, etc. But speaking extremely generally, if you are content and functioning, as opposed to hopeless and unable to function, you aren't depressed.
I have definitely had moments during the pandemic where I've been dysphoric, avolitional, and just wondered what the point of anything is. The hardest thing for me is the inability to plan anything. I try to take pleasure in the little moments.
Yes exactly this but your grammar is better than mine.
Talking about money, status symbols, kids and lice is all the moms in my suburb care about. It’s lonely living here.
You are me. I’ve been a suburban mom for all of motherhood and the only one who commutes to the city. After 17 years ive come to the conclusion that I am different and I don’t fit this mold, at all! But I like my yard lol.
PP. I wish we could meet! I am also the one among DC’s school moms with a career, but that’s not even the problem. I just don’t understand that it is possible to have no interests at all, no depth, only discuss the most mundane things. I have been here for several years and have resigned myself to the fact that I don’t fit in and never will. I would love to move back to NYC, but I need a warmer climate and so can’t really move back. It’s an unsolvable dilemma.
Thank you! I knew it was over for me when I was with friends and they spent the night analyzing junior prom dresses and their kids didn’t even go to the junior prom! Check please!!!! Where do you live?