Help I can't feel anything towards anyone

[Moroze]

Depression killed all my emotions. I don't even feel human anymore. Nothing helped. No medication, no therapy. Nothing helped.

 

[s00ngone]

Same boat for different reasons. I'm sorry. I've always described myself as some kind of alien symbiote, or a scarecrow.

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

The numbness is awful, but can also be a source of comfort. Usually, our emotional response diminishes when we are overwhelmed by them. It's a way for your brain to tell you to give it a rest, at least for a while.

Mama bear knows how much it hurts to be overwhelmed. You don't need to think for me, dearies, just relax and let mama cuddle with you. I want you both to feel relaxed and comfortable, honey pot.

 

[bankai]

I understand. I feel the same. I feel dead inside. Some people reach out to me and I just ignore them and make minimal small talk. They try, but I'm just not willing to engage. It's just messed up. I don't have it in me to be tremendously social. But I end up lonely as hell as a result.

 

[whatishope]

Depression killed all my emotions. I don't even feel human anymore. Nothing helped. No medication, no therapy. Nothing helped.

I am in the same boat as you. During covid, I've felt very intense negative emotions, but now I've gone pretty numb. Excessive technology use contributes a lot to this in my opinion. I am trying to spend more time outside and more time with people.

 

[KillingPain267]

The numbness is awful, but can also be a source of comfort. Usually, our emotional response diminishes when we are overwhelmed by them. It's a way for your brain to tell you to give it a rest, at least for a while.

Mama bear knows how much it hurts to be overwhelmed. You don't need to think for me, dearies, just relax and let mama cuddle with you. I want you both to feel relaxed and comfortable, honey pot.

Please also hug this sad bear, mama bear

 

[Unbearable Mr. Bear]

Please also hug this sad bear, mama bear

Oh, you poor thing...you seem so distraught. Here, come on mama's lap and lean your head into me. Let me make you feel a little better, cubbie. *hugs and taps back* There...you're safe now, dearie. You don't need to worry about nothing while in mama bear's embrace. I wish nothing but good things to you, honey pot. *kisses head*

 

[ashendreams]

my emotions have always been pretty numb to the point of nonexistence. and ive never really cared about anyone i know. they could all drop dead and id be like, well whatever. i feel like its not just because of depression (though i wouldnt know cuz ive never not been depressed) i think my brain is just wired wrong

 

[garbage01]

I understand this. I find myself wishing I could feel for others, but when I talk to anyone I just feel so dead. Like I'm some disconnected narrator interacting with an actual character of the story if that makes sense. It feels impossible that I could have any impact on anyones life, most people make no impact on mine.

 

[cemeteryismyhome]

I prefer the lack of feeling. Once in a while I have a yearning for happiness, love, friendship, but it's been such a long dry painful journey, I'm fine now with the emptiness. It's better than bitter disappointment again.

 

[Nauyaca]

Yes, it's horrible, I think most of the people here not only agree, but have suffered, or are suffering from the same malaise, BUT...

This could also be an opportunity, see, some scientists argue that consciousness arises from emotion (Antonio Damasio comes to mind), it is foundational, so, if you are conscious, then emotions are there, there's no other way around it, otherwise you would be unconscious, a vegetable, your emotions are just diminished, people who are able to really beat depression become WAY stronger emotionally speaking, because now they are able to regulate emotion the way they want, think of depression and numbness as an emotional "blank slate", while it feels horrible, it also let's you construct emotion from the base, and then regulate your emotions the way YOU want, you dictate how to feel, diminishing the influence (and, by consequence, the abuse) of external factor, like, the people who are always trying to hurt.

The catch? It is not an easy training (that's the word, training, not therapy) and the more depressed you are, the more difficult it is to begin, in most activities, you begin easy and proceed to more difficult tasks, in here, you begin with the most difficult tasks, and then the "feeling emotions" part, gradually becomes easier.