Dating When You’re Depressed
Dealing with depression does not have to hold you back from dating. You can meet many wonderful people romantically as you deal with your depression. In fact, dating may be an activity that helps you to work through depression symptoms, though it can be difficult at times. Meeting new people, trying new activities and sharing great times can uplift and encourage you. Because of the lowered self-esteem that depression can often bring, many depression people are hesitant to date. They worry that their negative moods will scare off potential dates. Sometimes depressed people have been dumped by someone who couldn’t understand or handle their depression. This does not have to be the case. Below are some tried-and-true tips for successful dates: