I didn t want to talk to anybody for a whole week. You could show respect for the person s feelings by saying, Often people who have gone through this feel the way you do, so I won t take up much of your time. Of course, if you choose to say that, you should be prepared to do so, either in person or by telephone. At the other end of the scale from anger, the person may appear to be so down that they simply can t talk. At these times you should be on your guard not to try to diagnose the reason for this and jump to the conclusion that they are depressed.
Depression is a clinical state that frequently takes a professional to diagnose.
They may simply be exhausted or shy. All you know is that the person seems not to be angry but does seem reluctant to carry on a conversation. It seems that you don t want to talk right now, or I imagine you have a lot of things going through your mind right now. Often, people who go through an amputation feel this way. I m guessing that s how you re feeling.