isolation when feeling low is a natural conditioned response. that when you're in pain, you instinctively withdraw to avoid further hurt. how unhealed trauma makes connection feel risky because past relationships may have caused pain. Isolation feels safer than the vulnerability of being seen when you're struggling.
that while isolation might feel conditioned, it deepens depression. Humans need connection to heal and thrive. that this is part of , where conditioned mechanisms end up creating more suffering. Healing requires slowly reconnecting with safe people while addressing the wounds that made isolation feel necessary.