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Hi guys

 

Well...it's been years since I posted here....tried not to be a burden, as usual

While I tend to have strong, overwhelming emotions (that usually lead me to disaster) lately (for the past 3 years) I've been...emotionally numb.

 

I haven't felt a thing for anyone....not love, nor friendship or anything...my best friend stole money from me to buy cocaine, and I didn't even care....I just told him I didn't want to see him again cause I couldn't trust him...but didn't really mourn the loss, or even felt pain.

 

I wonder is too much pain in the past can make you numb and cold...

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You sound pretty disillusioned at the moment. I don't blame you. It sounds like you have had some bad experiences over the past few years. The mind is a powerful thing. Perhaps it has shut down your emotions as a defense mechanism so you don't get hurt.

 

If you are worried about about it you could speak to a professional about it. You could be suffering from depression. It would be worth finding out sooner rather than later.

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As the above post has mentioned, it could be depression. I know I am in the same boat as you, sometimes I feel like I can't connect with others around me, and that I have to fake my emotions to show others I care. I literally have to force myself to relate to people, but if they're not around me, I don't think I really want to care at all.

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You sound pretty disillusioned at the moment. I don't blame you. It sounds like you have had some bad experiences over the past few years. The mind is a powerful thing. Perhaps it has shut down your emotions as a defense mechanism so you don't get hurt.

 

If you are worried about about it you could speak to a professional about it. You could be suffering from depression. It would be worth finding out sooner rather than later.

 

Funny thing is....I am a professional who works doing exactly that

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As the above post has mentioned, it could be depression. I know I am in the same boat as you, sometimes I feel like I can't connect with others around me, and that I have to fake my emotions to show others I care. I literally have to force myself to relate to people, but if they're not around me, I don't think I really want to care at all.

 

I was on antidepressants for a while, and they did help

But I don't have any other symptoms of depression right now...well...it's not unheard of but...

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You're a professional in psychology? I was gonna say that from what I see, very few people actually lack emotion, they just suppress it. But you probably know better than me. ;)

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