Rekindle Old Friendships in Depression: Depression Skills 12 | Dr. Rami Nader

Learn how to expand your social network in the context of depression by rekindling old friendships. Identify friends from the past who have drifted away but could enrich your life and help you with feelings of depression if brought back into your circle. These individuals are pre-screened; they already fit into the small percentage of people with whom you have a strong connection. There are compelling reasons to reconnect with them: Your personalities likely mesh to some degree, providing a good basis for friendship; You already have a level of closeness that would take time to develop with new acquaintances; Shared experiences create a strong foundation for conversations and understanding; You probably shared hobbies or interests before and could enjoy pursuing them together again. Overcoming barriers to reconnecting, such as distance, disagreements, insecurity, abandonment fears, and insensitivity, can be rewarding. Take a chance and reach out to old friends; the effort is often well worth it. If you are experiencing or recovering from depression, who are the friends from your past that you'd like to reconnect with?
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[@sand352]

Hello from Russia! Thank you for your channel. It helps me and your voice is so soothing

[@DrRamiNader]

Hello from Canada. Glad you have found the videos helpful.

[@Youdoyou12345]

Thank you once again for the content that you are posting. It is a struggle to maintain friendship relationships. I have changed countries twice over the past 10 years, I am struggling to find people which I have something in common with, I never felt so lonely.

[@theholypope]

here is the harsh truth, hardly anyone wants to deal with severely depressed people. my experience is that no one likes to be around negativity

[@DrRamiNader]

Agreed - but if people understand why a person is down and negative, they are far more likely to be gracious and supportive.