I've stopped caring, is it normal?

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I hope this is temporary, but basically I'm about to turn 23, and looking back to the start of my 20s I was a really caring person, suddenly full of compassion after coming out of my teens. This is in no means a way to suck my own proverbial dick, but I was really kind to others, or at least thought I was, I went on marches against things that were horrible and for things that were good, I gave loads of money to homeless people, donated to charity, worked for charity, went (and am still) vegan because I cared about animals and got genuinely upset at the thought of them suffering.

It's not like I don't do those things anymore, but it's more like a routine than something that moves me, because when I think about the suffering and what I can do to end it, it doesn't fill me with vigor, I just feel hollow.

I may be going through stress or had one too many friends who I've given my support even to the point of my detriment only for them to ask for more without any sign of actually wanting to get better, but, I think I've turned bitter. I don't want to be like that, I want to be kind and sweet like I used to be.

Maybe I just thought I used to be?
Is this normal and it'll just pass? Any advice?

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  • [Old Memory]
    5 years ago

    Once upon a time, there was a little squirrel. And the little squirrel found a nest of baby birds in a tree one day. The babies had been abandoned, and the little squirrel felt bad. So he ran down the tree and gathered some worms to feed them. It was a little hard climbing back up, but he made it and fed the babies the worms.
    Eventually, the babies grew bigger and turned into crows and no matter how many times the squirrel fed them they just became hungrier and hungrier. The squirrel was sad because he was too tired to keep feeding them, but in truth, the Crows didn’t need his help at this point.

    Moral of the story? Crows are fckin freeloaders

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    • Aroura77
      5 years ago

      Yeah, I made a similar post and pretty much all the advice was 'screw other people, care about yourself', and I get that's best for most people, but I think I was happier when I was 'carrying the worms'

      ....what a horrible turn of phrase XD

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