Is it abnormal to feel this way?

I don't think I feel any emotions at all, after reading a various articles on them I can honestly say none of them seem to apply. Apparently emotions are felt througout the body all the time.

To clarify I literally feel hollow inside almost as if there is something missing. I can fake that I care about people, but apart from a few very rare cases I honestly don't. I don't get angry or sad over things that everyone else seems to and I tend to have to fake these in order to avoid people noticing. After looking through childhood photos I always seemed happy although I can't really remember whether I felt anything back then.

Is this normal? please comment

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Comments ( 10 )
  • IceRico24

    I went through this aswell, try some therapy, dont worry, some therapists dont push meds on you, and not all meds are bad. Not saying you need them, but if therapy alone wont work, give em a shot :) they eorked for me :)

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  • xXxPhantomxXx

    I agree with LightningTechnician, either that or depersonilization. I've had a little experience with this but just try to brush it off. Maybe try talking to someone about it, give yourself some reassurance that everything is okay, or find out if your going through depression from a professional. Than you can go from there, whichever way it goes, and work towards your normal self again.

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  • gashlover

    I would say, don't get on psycho meds. They just sort of dumb you down. You need to meditate and ask the universe for love and help.

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  • Weirdgirl

    I feel sorry for you and I'm pretty sure that no emotions isn't normal

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  • hamwich

    Is it possible that you're just over-analyzing your emotions to the point where they seem like nothing?

    Do you genuinely try to feel emotions when things happen? Maybe you're one of those people who has to work harder to get a rise out of themselves.

    Maybe you're just bored.

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  • XxSnowLotusxX

    it sounds like you have nerological damge because there is a section of the brain that controls this

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  • karmasAbich

    Eh it could be worse, You could worry about the worst of things. that would be the absolute worst.. oh wait. Damn Nevermind.

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  • Dozis

    To clarify.. This sentence you said is a sign of anxiety worry insecurity uncertainty about not having explained yourself correctly. So you do have emotions. They might not be all in the right places tho. Not all of the emotional states cause a phisical sensation. Actually most of them do not. What they do is allowing for a type of thoughts to run in your mind rather than other ones,amongst other things. Sometimes emotions can be subtle enough to cause a barely noticeble phisical sensation which can become stronger as a specific organ stops receiving signals from the brain or gets too much of them. It is mostly about your endocrine system really. But from my point of view it may be a mere matter of attention. You just ignore emotions you get and think you should react same way other ones do to specific stimuli or it means you are not feeling anything. You are feeling something only it is not the same thing everyone else is feeling and you aren't paying attention to it.

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  • rebrob96

    Are there any exceptions to this? Like Is there like one thing that you feel passionate about at all? I would say that this comes from some sort of imbalance in your brain, so although not common, it is normal. However I am very intrigued by it.

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  • LightningTechnician

    Seems like some sort of type of depression to me, if so, it's pretty normal.

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