It's as it seems I don't feel anymore, and don't care anymore. I know I care for the ones that mean the world to me, but I don't feel the emotions. I feel empty and lost. It's like I lost the touch to be able to feel emotions. It's like there is this barrier shielding me from feeling...
2006-07-02 16:35:52 · 23 answers · asked by Mr. Panda Bear 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
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2006-07-16 13:45:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Once that happened to me, and it was just the wierdest feeling in the world, it was like I could no longer really have an engaging conversation or anything, it was like i cared, but I would not care at the same time. I knew i should feel something, but it just wasnt there. I think it was right as I was coming out of my depression, and as time goes by they come back and you feel like yourself again. Just dont try to force it, because you really cant, it only took like two days I think for my emotions to come back, and about 4 months before i felt like me again. I dont know if this is what you have, but this is the best I can relate to it. Hope this helps you!
2006-07-02 16:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah! I have been through this. I am 51 & on meds for depression. In the last 21 yrs. I lost a husband, my parents, my
job & I have a host of health problems. I lived in an apt. in a city
where I had a table & I would just throw my mail & magazines
there & get piles of stuff that I never would touch. I just did not
care. I moved into this bldg. in 1999 & I started up again with
the piles of stuff on my desk. I figured if no one came here & they usually do not, who cares? I wore black or dark clothing and
I was severely depressed. I went to counseling, feeling like you
do - "numb" I could only cry. I couldn't feel anymore. I shut myself off from the world. I had an aquaintance tell me I should
start going through my stuff, because if I committed suicide, how
would it look if the apt. looked like a tornado hit it? In the last 8
months I have shredded almost 90 bags of stuff. I threw stuff
away, I sold stuff. you name it. I gave away all the piles of magazines I had, & got rid of all the crap I held onto. Still, I had all
my old bedroom stuff from my marriage & I got sick when I saw
it. One day, I spotted a furniture store with a 1/2 off sale - took a
chance & went in. I got a new dresser & headboard and I donated the old stuff to a charity. The rest I gave away to friends.
I shredded more stuff & threw away bagfuls! I got the furniture &
I somehow "came alive!" I felt like I had a new lease on life! I
also bought a computer last year & my neighbor has been helping me - well, we have become friends - he and I are so
comfortable with each other that he comes here & he & I work
on the computer and he recently put up a new ceiling fan in my
apt. Being a girl, I don't have a clue about electrical stuff. But
having a guy take interest in me has renewed my life. I smile
more & I am having fun for the first time in 21 yrs! We do not
have a sexual relationship - plutonic only, but now I make my bed
& I put on perfume & try to look good. I was in this vaccuum
for almost 6 yrs. The Lord God looked down on me and He is
healing me from the inside out. I am proud of my newly decorated apt. & now I fell alive for the first time in months!
I also go to counseling and I let out my feelings. You may need
meds and counseling - check it out! good luck! I am living one
day at a time! :)
2006-07-16 15:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you taking any medication against depression?
In any case, what you have if far from being unusual, not reason enough for staying that way. If you are writing this, somewhere the situation you are going in is painful for you, that is already one emotion.
I believe the best to do in this cases, is talking with your partner/family and friends, and explain what is going on with you. Just to let them know that as you wrote here, is not that you stop loving them, you cannot find the way to express what is going on inside you.
To find a solution, I believe the best is to go to a doctor, explain your situation, and eventually - my best advice- take some sessions with a psychologist. Finding a good one is not easy, but they help enormously to find out what is truly going on with you.
Nothing lasts forever, just do something for yourself - probably if you do not show interest about other ones you neglect yourself as well-
Go for help and be strong. No human being can become a robot without suffering.
2006-07-16 01:23:47 · answer #4 · answered by Expat Froggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can relate and it sounds like you have a chemical imbalance, maybe depression. Seek a professional who can help you with either counseling or medication or both. No need to live like that when there is help out there. Look up a mental health provider under your insurance plan.
2006-07-02 16:45:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like depression. don't wait the 2 weeks that the web sites are always telling you about. If it's a constant feeling - or absence of it - then see your Dr about getting help. There are tons of meds that can help you.
2006-07-16 12:05:27 · answer #6 · answered by helpme1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are emotionally detached. You will find someone who be able to reach those emotions and slowly the healing process will begin. Something caused you to shut down and something will cause you to open back up again.
2006-07-02 16:38:30 · answer #7 · answered by nexus2k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I felt that way before... it was wierd... because i felt like i should feel something at that moment but something is keeping me from feeling it. Like i was spending time with my family and everyone was having a great time but i felt nothing, and later i felt bad that i couldn't enjoy it with them. For me it goes away... but comes back every once and a while. Wait and see if it goes away too.
2006-07-02 16:39:17 · answer #8 · answered by May 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it almost sounds like you might have a bit of depression.
my tip would be to try and focus your attention on others needs mor than your own. it might sound odd but it will help you find a greater appreatiation for those you help. and is also a moral boost.
hope this helps
2006-07-02 16:40:29 · answer #9 · answered by DM 9 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is like combat fatigue. The best way out is to join the mother ship.
2006-07-15 03:13:08 · answer #10 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
START BY REALIZING YOU ARE A VERY VALUABLE PERSON THAT IS HURTING YOURSELF.......CARE ABOUT YOU FIRST.......SURROUND YOURSELF WITH ONLY THE THINGS THAT YOU LIKE TO DO AND SEE .....STAY AWAY FROM CONTROLLING PEOPLE.....FIGURE OUT WHATS MISSING.......FULFIL L YOU.....SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE YOU WERE SEVERLY DISAPPOINTED IN LIFE....AND SOMEONE HURT YOU......BE KIND TO .....Y O U.....AND YOULL THEN REGAIN FEELING....AND ENJOY LIFE AGAIN..........BEST TO YOU
2006-07-16 04:08:53 · answer #11 · answered by flowerspirit2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋