In the last week, I have come to realize that part of the reason why I am depressed is because of the company I keep. Whatever it is that people call it – aura, presence, vibe, feeling, body language, pheromone (?) – it is contagious. Sometimes you will just know that someone is angry or sad or happy just by being around them, without them ever saying a word to you.
So when you hang out with people who constantly bitch about one thing or another, there is a sense of negativity, doom, gloom, despair, etc that pervades the atmosphere and sort of penetrates your shield and before you know it, you are infected with that same virus.
The cure? I guess stay away from people like that, and replace them with happy, positive people. Which is sad because I am actually quite fond of some of them, bitching and all. But if this is the only way for me to be happy in life, I guess that is what I have to do. So ironic that it has to be a sad solution for a happy ending.
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