Withdrawal from people is one of the worst things you can do in any bad situation. When you withdraw, whatever always seems to be worse than what ir actually is in life. You're dwelling on it so much that you become obsessed with whatever has happened. when you're by yourself. I withdrew because everyone saw me as "a tower of strength". They hadn't a clue about what i was going through after my hubby died. I was "bleeding and dying" inside, so to speak.