Is it normal to feel nothing?

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Is it normal to just not feel? Almost total apathy, no grief, no love, no happiness? The last time i felt an actual positive emotion was when i went sky-diving. Awesome, right? Except that after I landed it was gone again. A very close uncle of mine died, greatest guy you could know. Went to the funeral, and didn't feel a thing. I had the average "wish he was here" emotion like I hadn't seen him in a while, but that's about it. I'll have a serious conversation with someone and they'll say they love me with an obvious expectation of return, that i can't honestly give. I appear outwardly to be happy, get called a pessimist, and some people even hate me when my apathy hangs out. The small joys I have are books, games and music, in which I can lose myself to another world, so to speak. I like everything and nothing. I can't help it, I sometimes enjoy the company of friends but will be bored very soon after arriving. I've tried many things, like cutting,(My emo friend that had been cutting himself for years went white when he saw my one-day cutting session, only one i ever tried.) talking to people about it,(they generally just end up dumbfounded about half-way through the conversation)drugs and alcohol,(Actually takes me extreme amounts of any substance to take an effect, and i generally just fall asleep) and even just avoiding people. It generally just drives me into a psychological breakdown when i go solo for too long though... I've literally lost my mind once. I can't help the apathy, which occasionally turns to extreme depression for no reason at all. Is it normal?

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  • yesnomaybeso
    11 years ago

    to me, this doesnt sound normal at all :(

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  • Renegade216
    11 years ago

    I feel nothing too, but I never resort to drugs, alcohol, or harming myself. If you had a thrill while skydiving, it might be that you just need to go out and adventure, do extreme things, something to get that adrenaline pumping. Go out and grab the world by the balls.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    I was watching a program about, I think it's called "Base jumping". Most of them said that people like them need to do things that involves risk to health and life, need to do extremes to feel real happiness at all.

    I am quite the same. I haven' done any major drugs, though. I've ried marijuanna (no effect, really) and alohol.

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    • Short&2thepoint
      11 years ago

      Took me five tries to get high for the first time. It's like that for a lot of people.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    You sound so depressed. No, that kind of apathy is not healthy or normal at all. I've felt like that only a couple of times in my life and compared to the rest of it, those times were very dark and not normal. What helped me get past those bad times was reconnecting with old friends I hadn't seen in a while and remembering times when I wasn't as fucked up. I too hide the bad feelings because it tends to drive people away. It's been my experience that most people are fair-weather friends that only want to be around for the uplifting times but not for the low points.

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  • Blue_Velvet
    11 years ago

    I stopped reading this when drugs were mentioned.

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    • Short&2thepoint
      11 years ago

      Your father should have worn a condom.

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  • girlsassman
    10 years ago

    Do you happen to have, ever have dreams or ambitions in your life? If yes how do you feel about them?

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  • michaels4p5
    11 years ago

    the only nice and helpful part i can do
    for you is say stop thinking and that
    will fix your problem you'll still be
    mad you'll still feel the same though

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  • Short&2thepoint
    11 years ago

    So, for you dumbshits that didn't read it correctly, I cut myself ONCE and only ONCE and said that it would be the ONLY time i ever would. And back to the drugs thing, i don't even consider marijuana a drug. It's never killed anyone, it's never hurt anyone(with the exception of the smoke, but THAT is voluntary and you can use vaporizers and such,) it CURES cancer, and quite frankly, helps me deal with the stupid fucking people of the world. Tobacco does the exact opposite of all of these things. For the rest of you apparently intelligent people, thanks for the tips and sharing, really.

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  • tryitsucka
    11 years ago

    Your me. My parents died when I was three and I guess since then I cant feel. I also am obsessed with books and movies to escape, I also do far more than most with drugs (pain killers, weed, alcohol, xanax)
    I've kind of accepted my loneliness in the world and sort of embraced it, I'm diagnosed with depression and I haven't really left the house or laughed in months. I also burn myself quite a lot I like that better than cutting.

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  • Nya-chan=^.^=
    11 years ago

    I think for your own good you should stop using drugs and cutting your self I also don't feel anything too but I don't really care I'll just be myself I love music I'm more into Jpop and reading it's just wonderful to be in your own little world isn't it anyway I think that in the future you will find your own happiness good luck (Ps: I hope you stop cutting your self and I wish for your happiness!)

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  • Short&2thepoint
    11 years ago

    ^ Stupid troll, I don't do any other drugs than weed, and btw ItDuz, it doesnt have an affect the first time hardly ever, took my 5 times before it hit me. But yeah, im not depressed, it just goes into that randomly, and like I said, friends help, but for an extremely short amount of time.Fair weather friends are everywhere... I've been thinking about it though, and i think it's because as a kid, we never stayed in one place, so every time i had friends, had to leave em. Eventually got to the point where i didnt even care for people... and it proggressed.

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