”The true tragedy of depression is its ability to overshadow the obvious goodness in one's life, and the inability for others to understand how unwanted the disease is by those afflicted by it - furthering the feeling of disconnection and continuing the detachment and trend of self-destructive habits. The person maintains sight of logic, yet is unable to persuade themselves into actually feeling rationally about matters. They realize the process of how things should develop emotionally, but are unable to get themselves there despite their own true desires to be satisfied, adjusted and self-confident...
...in some instances, the afflicted begin to feel, in recognition of their disease, that unnecessary weight is being placed on others they care for at the hands of depression. They distance themselves from those they love in order, in their mind, to not burden those they value. This self-isolation furthers the depths of their feelings of solitude, creating a viscous cycle leading toward often divisive exchanges when put in confrontational circumstances.“ ~ Alan F. Schatzberg