Is it normal to feel numb and have no more purpose in life?

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Hello, my older sister died this march 2013.. and It was really the biggest life changing event in my family (she was only 24 years old, due to her auto immune disease..) My sister was living her life to the fullest before she died, she inspired many people around her and that her death process happened so fast.. It was a real shock to us.. At first I had a goal in life, I wanted to do so many things for my life, my family and my older sister.. but when my sister died, I felt this deep feeling that all my goals/plans in life doesn't matter to me anymore.. I mean I can just go with the flow in life, and that life is nothing but living each day until you die.. I felt so numb and I tend to block any emotional things that would come to me.. Like a robot or something, just a deep numbing feeling and no purpose to go to.. and until now it just keeps getting stronger.. Is it normal to feel this way? is this part of my grief and loneliness for my sister?

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  • HurdyGurdy
    10 years ago

    It is normal. You might want to consider calling a depression helpline. As a sufferer of severe depression and dissociation they helped me.

    Good luck.

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  • thr
    10 years ago

    I can't really relate that well to losing a loved one of that age, but I think it's normal that you have lost a sense of purpose.

    Actually, I think the question of a feeling of purpose isn't so much about there being some purpose or something to strive for, it's more about being able to feel joy and a meaning of life, emotionally and neurochemically.

    I would suggest that you talk to someone about your loss, either family, or someone else who has been through something similar.

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