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I forgot to put something in there, so,I have just edited it to add that part. I'm not sure if I have ever heard of ACA. Maybe that is something I should look into. I can say that having an alcoholic parent was a major part of the problems I was having. I'm kind of in disbelief about friendships now...

Haven't posted in maybe a month or so, but figure I'll share my background and experiences. My name is Eric, and I am 20 years old. I not exactly certain how long I have been dealing with depression, though I believe it started sometime between late middle school, and early high school. First, off, ...

I seem to always have problems around other people. I really don't have too many people who I would call friends...acquaintances perhaps, but not really friends. I seem to just have social phobias like being afraid of being rejected, which in turn makes me not even really want to seek out the compan...

Well, I just joined, so, I guess I should say hi. I'm a 20 year old guy, and I have had depression for quite a while now, but the last few weeks have been especially miserable. Just feel especially on my own at the moment, physically, I know I'm not, but I just feel so much social isolation.