Is it normal i stopped reacting to things?

Over the years when I use to panic you were very able to tell. Over the years I became very apathetic as well. Yet now when I panic its only internally but for some reason the rest of me stays in a normal calm state of "Well whatever" all the time. Is this normal or should I be having some outward reaction to things?

Is It Normal?
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  • I think this is actually a good thing. It's nice to not show everyone you emotions all the time. I think that in our society, we are so bombarded with things (good and bad) that you sort of become numb to things in order to cope. Interesting question!

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  • Not sure. Do you feel like you've grown or are you just surpressing it?

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    • I just stopped giving a shit overtime. Why most things are not really fun anymore its just stuff.

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      • Sounds more like depression then. I can't diagnose you though.

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        • You think I am depressed?

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          • Like I said I can't diagnose you but you said the fun things just seem like stuff and if generally, unless you've had a change of heart about what you like to do, that is a common sign that you are depressed. Like if a movie lover just stopped seeing movies, or an artist couldn't bother to draw, not for being uncreative but just not feeling motivated to do so.

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  • This is very normal, at least for those in high stress occupations like emergency medical services, law enforcement and military.

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  • So, if someone stabbed a sword through your heart, you wouldn't react?! Cool!

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  • I'm just the same! Everything is just stuff. I only feel depressed when i think of depressing things tho'. I get unfocused in school and lose motivation for most things exept a few thing that i will never give up doing like music and genealogy. Everything outside my room is just stuff. I never react to stuff that happens to me either. I'm just like "meh" all the time.

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  • I honestly don't know.. I am like that as well, but I don't consider myself as a 'normal person' in the first place anyway. And what is normal these days? Everyone is different, but what like Short4Words said, it could be that you are depressed, or that something is messing with your mind... I don't know.. I'm not a therapist or whatever type of specialized person you may need to see to know the answer.

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