soleus,
you are one smart cookie.
been there, done that.
i isolated practically for months. except for showing up to work, not focusing on work, and doing the mandatory "kid stuff" i was not engaged in the work of simply living.
i didn't wanna talk to my girlfriends, cuz i did not want to lie and pretend i was fine, nor did i want to talk about what was really going on.
yes, it mirrors addiction in many ways.