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What to do when you tell your best friend about your mental health and not sure if they’re slightly losing interest in you

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Step-by-step explanation:

Losing interest or pleasure in activities or people that once gave you enjoyment, may be due to overworking, relationship problems or being in a temporary rut. However, a loss of interest in many things or people, that is ongoing, can sometimes be a sign you have a mental health condition.

What symptoms are related to losing interest?

If you have lost interest in activities that used to give you pleasure, you may also lose motivation to do things. You may feel that you don’t want to go out, which can leave you isolated. You may not be able to concentrate.

Other symptoms that may go along with losing interest are feeling unhappy, feeling flat or numb, sleep problems, tiredness, loss of appetite and stomach problems.

What conditions may have loss of interest as a symptom?

If loss of interest has gone on for 2 weeks or more, it can be a sign of a mental health condition or other condition, including:

depression — loss of interest is a key symptom of depression

bipolar disorder — loss of interest can be a sign of an impending depression episode

anxiety — loss of interest and also avoidance of situations that make you anxious may be symptoms

schizophrenia — symptoms include low motivation, not being able to feel happiness, withdrawal from activities and friends

stress and burnout — long-term stress can lead to burnout, where you lose motivation and interest, and withdraw from people

substance abuse — can lead to loss of interest and withdrawing from activities, loss of friends and conflict

grief — some people will experience a temporary loss of interest in activities that they used to enjoy