Small as in you are powerless and minute, in a dark void. You cannot move or show emotion. Is there a scientific explanation to this phenomenom. p.s. I have never taken drugs.
2006-06-18 18:29:53 · 10 answers · asked by Type3Thinker 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Oh God no. Perhaps because I am an extrovert and can't really imagine myself in a position to be anything but powerful and overconfident at all times. However, I do know of a few brilliant introverts who would not be able to sustain too much pressure coming from their surroundings, quickly become overwhelmed and go into the shutdown mode almost immediately (exactly as you describe it). This is just a defensive technique of the mind trying to protect all that is inside without being polluted as I interpret it. If you look at this from a different perspective, you could substitute "powerlessness" with "a bright shiny star" in a dark void that continues to shine, preserves its brightness and resists being swallowed by darkness. So feeling "small" isn't necessarily bad at all, on the contrary that could be the only self preservation phenomenon that you should just accept and acknowledge without questioning. It's a true blessing in disguise. So nurture all that is within you!
2006-06-18 20:45:52 · answer #1 · answered by gudrun077 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, see, now this is an interesting question.
I have occasionally been in situations where I've felt powerless but never in a dark void or unable to show emotion. Emotion is kind of a safety valve for me. When it all seems to close in around me I do tend to retreat to a place of perceived safety behind my wall. But that is when the emotion really kicks in. I can hide there for days (not literally of course) but it is always with great emotion. I don't display the emotion in public but I don't block it either. If I find myself needing to get to my safe haven I simply go to it. It can be behind a closed door or taking a walk or a drive by myself. I do need that time but after I've sorted things out I'm okay. Even strengthened and empowered after the "danger" has passed and I've explored the scenario whatever it might be. This only happens in unexpected or unplanned situations though. And not physical danger. Physical danger is not a problem whatsoever and I react to that instinctively with whatever means or techniques necessary to evade, overcome, or prevent injury to myself or others. I don't freeze when it's physical. I'm talking only about the emotional side of the equation.
2006-06-23 22:58:39 · answer #2 · answered by AK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry - I don't think that you're on drugs. I think that everyone feels insignificant from time to time. And why wouldn't we? I mean just look at the big world we live in. There is so much that is beyond the scope of any of us. All we have to do is look up and we see a whole other realm. I feel like a speck sometimes, just a flash in the plane of this existence, but I also believe that there is more beyond this world and that there is definitely a higher power that is guiding us all. Pretty Freaky stuff, huh? P.S. - I'm not a religious freak.
2006-06-19 01:38:52 · answer #3 · answered by laurajc1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh yes I don't miss it at all. My ex boyfriend had such a controlling hold on my life. I shut down mentally and broke my spirit. I would not let him read any emotion from me. I am sure you are asking a question that is about another type of dark void. Sometimes I just can't miss out on the opportunity to talk about the devil himself.
2006-06-19 01:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by LadyRedWild 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its happened to me, but I doubt mine was the same thing. Its a medical thing in my case, not fully understood. The symptoms are as follows:
1. All sound becomes loud and isolated
2. I develop tunnel vision
3. I suddenly feel like I'm sinking.
4. I can no longer consciously act, but my subconcious takes over
Doctors thought it was brought on by low glucose levels in my blood, which was probably true. But the diagnosis proved it wasn't diabetes. In fact, it is still unexplained
2006-06-19 01:37:28 · answer #5 · answered by Pawl M Davis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st semester of my sophomore year of college I literally felt "trapped". Some people tried to tell me it was "depression", but a doctor explained to me this is a common phenomenon in "Type A personalities" (people who tend to be work-holics, high energy, moody, focused, driven, etc). If you can't go further in your progress you being to feel "trapped" and thus powerless. Because you can't progress or move forward you get stuck in this void. You are so use to putting your life in motion--when you can't you shut down and go numb.
2006-06-20 23:17:12 · answer #6 · answered by E squared 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well... think about it. where are we? we are on earth. where is earth? in the middle of a space so large we cant understand it. space is so huge there could be millions of other earths with living things and we will never know bc they are so far way it could take millions of years for even light to travel there. ofcourse you should feel small bc you are! but your not powerless. you can be a good person and be successfull, bc all us humans are here on earth, whether we know why or not, so make the best of it
2006-06-19 01:37:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I have actually. Having alot of negativity in your life can result in that feeling. Your goal is to get on top of the negativity, put it in its place and move on. You will feel a WHOLE lot better then!
2006-06-19 01:35:46 · answer #8 · answered by kath68142 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like depression or some other mental illness, such as catatonia. Depression and catatonia can both have diferent levels of severity.
2006-06-19 01:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes but its just temporary simply because your not comfortable with your situation
2006-06-19 01:32:33 · answer #10 · answered by Vocal Prowess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋