Ni and Increased tendency for clinical depression

[rose]

Ya probably, though I'd argue that Ni dom's are more likely to have social anxiety and lack of self confidence because of Ni. A more accurate description of Ni would be a detachment form other people and general "stuck in your own head"-ness, which leads to an active pulling away from other people and general apathy when it comes to life. An Ni dom who doesn't have a friend or group of friends to pull them out of themselves, it's very possible they'll just sit helplessly without being able to really do anything. Arguably this can also be true of Se polrs, though I think a Ni dom would make these things more "acceptable" for someone.

Idk, I've talked to people on discord and I've found this pattern of people who just simply sit there on the internet and can't pull themselves out of it. And part of that is the general lack of friends to younger people nowadays have, but also the lack of attachment to real life makes these people more stuck than any extroverted type, or even other introverted types on the internet.

Idk, I've had friends up until I dumped everyone because I was miserable. Having friends isn't a miraculous solutions, you can have friends who make you shut down and live even more in your head.
The major depression I had, I'd put 80% of it on feeling lonely when surrounded by people. I have a big ol' zero friends irl right now, yet I'm actually doing better and not having my efforts sabotaged. I really let the wrong people take too much space, it's like they controled my life, how I had the right to feel, it was a nightmare.
Then again, there's a drive in me pushing me towards people, and I have a will to live well with others. All I need now is to find out how to live well with myself through that.

At most, I think it may be hard for certain Ni leads to find people who make them feel like being around people is great. I got the message I was not welcome when I was 5, not super great a base to build self-esteem nor social skills. It's contradictory that I had friends still, lol.
I also think peeps who get stuck in their head can end up looking like Ni even if they aren't.

There was a gorvermental stat going around where I live about 10-15 years ago, it stated that at least 50% of the population would face depression at least once in their life. It's prolly higher by now.

[MissDucki]

Idk, I've had friends up until I dumped everyone because I was miserable. Having friends isn't a miraculous solutions, you can have friends who make you shut down and live even more in your head.
The major depression I had, I'd put 80% of it on feeling lonely when surrounded by people. I have a big ol' zero friends irl right now, yet I'm actually doing better and not having my efforts sabotaged. I really let the wrong people take too much space, it's like they controled my life, how I had the right to feel, it was a nightmare.
Then again, there's a drive in me pushing me towards people, and I have a will to live well with others. All I need now is to find out how to live well with myself through that.
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A lot of people don't talk about this enough. Being around the wrong people can really hurt your mental health. Friends are really important for me, but I had friends that made me feel worse, more anxious, and crazy then my currents ones and I feel a helluva lot more chill and happy with my current relationships. Being around the right people for you is key. If not, it is much better being alone so you can be in the best environment for you.

[rose]

A lot of people don't talk about this enough. Being around the wrong people can really hurt your mental health. Friends are really important for me, but I had friends that made me feel worse, more anxious, and crazy then my currents ones and I feel a helluva lot more chill and happy with my current relationships. Being around the right people for you is key. If not, it is much better being alone so you can be in the best environment for you.

I don't know for you, but where I live it's considered very bad not having friends. I've had health professionals put in my head that I needed friends or I'd never get better. Not having friends puts you on the depressed list almost by default, so you're prompted to find anyone to be friends with and that's not cool.

[Baqer]

Idk, I've had friends up until I dumped everyone because I was miserable. Having friends isn't a miraculous solutions, you can have friends who make you shut down and live even more in your head.
The major depression I had, I'd put 80% of it on feeling lonely when surrounded by people. I have a big ol' zero friends irl right now, yet I'm actually doing better and not having my efforts sabotaged. I really let the wrong people take too much space, it's like they controled my life, how I had the right to feel, it was a nightmare.
Then again, there's a drive in me pushing me towards people, and I have a will to live well with others. All I need now is to find out how to live well with myself through that.

At most, I think it may be hard for certain Ni leads to find people who make them feel like being around people is great. I got the message I was not welcome when I was 5, not super great a base to build self-esteem nor social skills. It's contradictory that I had friends still, lol.
I also think peeps who get stuck in their head can end up looking like Ni even if they aren't.

There was a gorvermental stat going around where I live about 10-15 years ago, it stated that at least 50% of the population would face depression at least once in their life. It's prolly higher by now.

Ya, I'd definitely agree that having good friends or even no friends can be better than having bad friends. I think the main things that friends, and in general "community" actually do to help is when it comes to things like motivation. An Ni dom(from what I know at least, this is definitely pretty out there so if anyone who is 100% an Ni dom would like to comment please do) is more likely to sit on their ass and just think about things instead of actually developing any hobbies or really do anything "productive", and they need the "push" of a group of people to get them to do something more than other types. More generally "mentally healthy" people who are able to get themselves to do things by themselves will be able to cut themselves off from negative communities/friends and be fine, but there are also people who have no connections to friends/communities but still need help on figuring out how to do things.