I have no feelings sometimes

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Sometimes I find myself feeling empty. It's not a feeling of sadness, depression or lonliness but rather the absence of feeling all-together. It happens a lot and I'm curious if anyone else gets this way.

Also, when something particularly sad or tragic happens I can't share the feelings of others. I try to act sad or upset, and I do a pretty good job, but I could actually care less, even when the event is horrible and SHOULD cause at least SOME reaction in me. I have no sense of sympathy or empathy half the time and the other half I am HYPERsenstive to emotions, to the point where I can look at someone and tell that they're sad, and because of this I get wrapped up in this pointless sadness myself, almost so much that it hurts.

Is this normal? Do I need a psychiatrist or something?

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  • mraman
    14 years ago

    It's like you just descibed the story of my life, its probably strange but don't worry if there's two of us like this im sure that there are more

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    • Eponine7
      12 years ago

      at least three of us.

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  • Galaxy500
    14 years ago

    some people are more intellectually-oriented, like myself, than emotionally stimulated. I don't think it makes you weird, it's just one of those things. There's 1000s of different personality types out there. Ha, my boyfriend often gets upset with me because I like to make sarcastic jokes alot and I laugh all the way through horror movies. It's just me :)

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  • hotchickie81
    14 years ago

    I get the same way...

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  • ducalfiltre
    12 years ago

    You're a woman.

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  • bittersweet21
    12 years ago

    You sound like Dexter. Just don't go killing anyone..

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  • Neophilia
    12 years ago

    Damn! We are so alike.

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  • mofomilf
    13 years ago

    Sociopaths are almost always killers

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  • A_Different_Path
    13 years ago

    yeah. I dont care if ppl died either. BUt its often more beneficial if ppl lived.

    I dont know.. its like reasoning takes over everything else.

    When my dad died I didnt feel upset but I thought about how we were going to live without him financially. But at the same time I thought it would;ve been better if he lived. I still do.

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  • sparrowfeed
    13 years ago

    i don't think you need to see a psychiatrist. you don't have sociopathic tendencies because you mentioned that you do FEEL. if it doesn't entirely bother you i wouldn't worry about it. it's just who you are! people are always trying to put labels on everyone.

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    Same! Work on empathy and it will becone real.. Fake it til you make jt

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  • Proudfear
    14 years ago

    yeah im similar its not as abnormal as u think ,a therapist would be a good idea and helpful

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  • IThinkImCrazy
    14 years ago

    That happened to me once - My mom died and for three months I had no emotions what-so-ever. Then I got a step mom and kinda came to at my dad's wedding.

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  • thatgirl1298
    14 years ago

    I feel like that a lot also. It's like nothing really seems to matter, nothing makes you upset but then again nothing really makes you happy. Depression medicines help a lot with that, or at least they help for me.

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  • takeoff
    14 years ago

    I fell exactly the same way. It fells empty. People tell me its some kind of fase I must go through. I had an important breackup last year and the past couple of years before I`ve was on medication. I hoping this ends. It`s far from being a blessing.

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  • Chooseyourweapon
    14 years ago

    You are probably better off.

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  • Hitlerthejew
    14 years ago

    That is strange i must say. But i guess its a good thing in a way. Sensitive people tend to crack under presure or when something hectic happens. You my friend are cursed and blessed at the same time. Maybe its your childhood that brought this on.

    But if you feel you need help then get it. Cant hurt you

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  • gitface
    14 years ago

    It seems you may have sociopathic tendencies. I'd seek professional help if I were you.

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