Immense Social Isolation

[hahninsik]

I am new to the boards, but appreciate the opportunity to express myself with others who probably have shared the same experiences I have.
At any rate, I am a male attorney in my mid-thirties, and despite enjoying some great successes in life, financially and professionally, feel that my highly treatment-resistant depression is now truly causing me to become an island, withdrawing further and further socially.
I am now finding myself inventing excuses to holiday celebrations with family and friends, and have never been as withdrawn as I am now.
I literally have no desire to speak to anyone, whether in person or by other means (my posting here is an exception, I assume), and when I have to do so, I literally find the experience an emotionally and sometimes physically draining one.
It has gotten so bad that I literally feel the rush of stress whenever my phone rings. It's almost as if I can feel the cortical washing over my system,.
Has anyone else here experienced this sort of extreme withdrawal?

[robin]

Hey, I just joined the boards today. I can relate a little, I've done that sometimes but I pull myself out after being away from people after sometime. For me it was the pressure of trying to be something I didn't want to be. I found one good friend and just told him everything I wanted to him and I started to really feel like myself and get back to the things I wanted to do. I would say this would be the place to find that one good friend man. When you got someone that you can just say whatever you want and just escape a little from other pressures makes it easier. One TRUE friend made all the difference and pulled me out of depression. I think everyone needs atleast one person like that, I tell my buddy stuff I don't even tell family. And I met him on the Internet.

[potor]

I have a huge problem with socializing as well, as I find that most people talk about things that aren’t interesting to me or about topics that I cannot really say anything about, because it touches on things that I do not have any experiences in.
I don’t think Im becoming an island just yet, but I can certainly understand the feelings.
Best wishes