It's that penultimate one which I think is the most greatly underestimated possibility. I've had good friends 'ghost me', only for them to tell me after finally

It's that penultimate one which I think is the most greatly underestimated possibility. I've had good friends 'ghost me', only for them to tell me after finally getting in contact that they were depressed. Frequently that can be triggered by health issues, so it's not necessarily true that you have to be incapacitated for a injury to stop you from responding to people normally. I feel that my society lacks a sensitive, reliable way of communicating that one is depressed in a way that lets both parties 'off the hook' for being distant, yet reserving the possibility of continuing (and confirming the desire to continue) the relationship at a later point. Restarting old friendships has been really difficult in my experience, even when it would be mutually beneficial for both parties.