Why do I feel dead inside?
For quite some time I have fealt like I'm dead inside, and by that I mean that there's no emotions being fealt. Things don't effect me like they used to. I react to family deaths like their something that happens everyday, or things that should bring up any emotion are next to nothing. I try to act as normal as possible, but I can see people starting to notice. I act polite and nice when it seems like the right time to be those things, and I try to keep manners up, but I don't know why I am the way I am feeling. Any ideas?
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You might be Patrick Bateman.
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You aren't alone, I think this fashion every day. & I feel ashamed that i placed on a show, considering i consider that if persons knew that i was this manner that little peace of hope i do have would fade. It's simpler stated than achieved when looking to repair a problem like this & sure it take time, tears, & anguish. You ought to find what the basis hindrance is that brought about this sense in the first place & try to in finding what a better answer might had been, although there's no going back there's a future. Do what makes you blissful, there's no one keeping you again but yourself & unless you empress yourself nothing will change. I know for incontrovertible fact that poor men and women will invariably be influential in the worst means possible however when you block all of that out & see what remains to be left then the slow healing approach will start. -
You need to see a doctor. I have felt similar and after seeing a doctor I was diagnosed with depression. I am on medication now and I don't ever want to go back to that "numb" feeling that I had before. It isn't normal to feel the way that you are feeling but I also believe that it isn't uncommon. Please seek the help you need, just see a doctor (there are even free clinics depending on your location and/or your situation). Don't wait until it becomes too late, without feeling anything at all you begin to feel worthless and as if everything else around you has no worth...you understand what I am trying to tell you? Do it for your family, friends, and for yourself. Where do you live (city/state)?
Is there anything that has happened recently that may have started you to feel this way? Keep in mind it could be a chemical imbalance in your nervous system that may be treatable with medicine. There are plenty and far more reliable, educated, and wise authority's on the subject then me. I would start with a doctor's appointment at your general physician for a referral to a specialized practitioner. If you don't have a doctor then try a well-reviewed psychiatrist in your local area. Either way, these people are here specifically for this sort of situation to utilize their expertise and passion for the field.
Well u could be a psychopath meaning u feel absolutely no emotion...or u could just be a realist that realizes that life is what it is and there is no reason in showing emotions for something that nobody can change
Most people think depression is just sadness or involves self-harm, but it doesn't always look that way. That apathy you're going through sounds like depression to me, or could be a reaction to something traumatic that has happened to you recently.
Talk to your doctor, parents (if you can trust them), or a teacher or counselor.