I've been diagnosed with depression and anxiety just recently, but for a long time I've been unable to show or feel much emotion. I mean, I can feel elated or down or mad, but like watching something sad or something, I don't feel anything. I've had 2 deaths of my close family in the past 3 years, and in both cases I didn't feel sad, and I was close to both of them. I feel hardened or something. What's wrong with me? I'm 17!
2007-10-10 14:41:37 · 6 answers · asked by xtcinovaltine 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
First of all, I express my sympathy to you regarding your losses.
That loss of feeling is quite normal in the grieving process.
It is called shock.
Our minds are equipped to allow us to handle trauma in small bits and pieces. The emotions come as the timing is right for you to experience them.
Teenagers grieve differently than adults. Your life is moving at high speed, physically, socially, and emotionally. Teens do not have the luxury of stopping for a long period of time to just reflect and grieve fully.
So your response is normal for your stage in life.
Now...
The grieving process can get "stuck".
You have been hit twice with major losses... something that many adults don't even experience. When things like this happens, it often helps to have someone objective and outside of your inner circle to be present for you as you heal from the suffering.
I really hope you are receiving grief counseling and/or counseling with a licensed professional.
Depression and anxiety are medical conditions, as well as, emotional responses to what life has tossed at us.
There are really good treatments to help and my wish for you is that you will feel serenity soon.
Loretta
www.lifebeyondlupus.com
2007-10-10 14:55:25 · answer #1 · answered by Loretta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bottling up one's emotions is never good. If you don't actually feel them there could be something seriously wrong with you. I strongly urge professional counseling and therapy since this is a problem which CAN be corrected. Sometimes this problem is chemical in nature. If a body produces too much seratonin, the person will feel like 'everything is all right' even in the most dire of circumstances. This can be controlled by medication. More often than not though the exact opposite is the case. Severe depression and drops in the body's seratonin levels can also cause lack of emotion. This can also be controlled by medication. In a nutshell, See a psychiatrist!
2016-05-21 02:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello!
Inability to feel emotion you say.
Yet you are experiencing emotion as in being mad or being elated.
If you didn't grieve at the time of losing your loved ones this may be the cause.
Sometimes when losing loved ones it is to painful to deal with we may dissociate from the situation which to you could be coming across like you are feeling hardened.
If it is really concerning you go have a talk to a psychiatrist
Or have a good cry and allow yourself to face the pain .
Set yourself some goals in life and start small but make them happen.
God Bless.
Take care!
2007-10-10 15:47:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depression dulls emotions usually. It is important for you to seek out good talk therapy counseling now to help you through this time now that you've been diagnosed.
Anxiety can be overcome with mind over matter. In other words, you feel something, then ask yourself if it is rational or not. Calm yourself with self-talk; "everything is ok, this is not a life endangering situation". Take care.
2007-10-10 15:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was easier for you to not feel anything rather than feel pain, so you cut off your emotions.
2007-10-10 14:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by Jody 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your depressed trust me all you can do is tell your parents and get on anti depressants i've been through it
2007-10-10 14:50:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋