No feelings, and can't cry?

I don't have feelings. Someone really close to me just died, and I had to force myself to cry. I never cry, unless I'm injured and I don't have control. I don't get sugar high. One new years night, I ate so much candy that I almost got sick, but I wasn't hyper or anything. The only thing that can make me jittery is cold. Whenever I accomplish something, I feel joy for abot half a second, literally. I don't feel sadness or loss. Is there something missing in me, or is this because I was bullied in school several years ago?

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  • Youd make a good serial killer (:

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  • Bigheart15

    Sorry to read this, i had to comment because I feel for you. I think you have been through a so much trauma that your brain has shut down to emotions. I think having councilling is a must. I hope you don't feel this way forever sweetie

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  • alextsang08

    Same for me.

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  • ToxicCrayons

    It sounds like ASPD, but I'm leaning more towards Asperger's Syndrome. This is because people with ASPD are not self-aware and do not talk about their lack of emotion. Since you were bullied, it sounds like you had difficulty in social situations and were the odd one out, a common thing amongst aspies.

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  • masterblaster1

    I'm the same way. I prefer to think of it as being on a higher, more advanced plane than others. The need for emotion gives way to mild existentialism and pragmatism.

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  • t33h33

    you have asperger's syndrome.

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  • twistinshat

    I remember all throughout 7th and 8th grade I would get hurt or get broken up with and I would just say" whatever floats" which means if it happens it happens just move along

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  • face_grinder11

    You just need a hobby. Pick up guitar. Travel and take notice of the beauty around you. It sounds to me like your bored of life, I was the same way.

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  • speedingximports

    bullying is a simple fact of life. one kid that was older than me used to blow his snot in my face. ive been spit on and beat up more times than i care to count. going into college i got a lot bigger and stopped taking people's shit. im cocky and full of myself, but would never turn that on someone to bully. dont dwell on things in the negative. all the bad things that happen can be used to create positive outcomes.

    as for the original question, perhaps you just havent found anything that gives you joy. snowboarding brings me more happiness than i could possibly describe. people deal with emotion differently, perhaps you are just blocking them out without knowing. if you are truly unable to feel emotion, then talk to a doctor. at least you cant feel all the negative emotion either, i bet there are plenty of people out there that would trade places with you in a second.

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  • laminator

    I moved to study in capital city and I feel something similar. I can only feel good because I solved any math problem but I can't feel other feelings. Only two other feelings I feel are pain and fatigue. Maybe I realized before moving I will suffer from depression and won't have a chance to do something with it(in natural way it means solve problem) and this is reaction because solving of problem means returning to home town and leaving school.

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  • Giovanna

    i was bullied
    and im the same, i dont really have emotions or anything like that
    i dont think it's because of the bullying
    maybe just the way i am...
    i don't think it's anything to worry about tbh

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  • babyjhonny

    nonono Im autistic and i can tell you right now not just from experiance but from seeing other autistic people like this and reading about this in autisim information. This is a trait of Autisim

    Autisim covers hundreads of things. My paticuler form of autisim is PDD Aspergers. there are many othere kinds Autisim is an umbrella term. But all forms of Autisim have certin properties in common.
    Difficulty in Social Skills
    Difficulty in Comunication Skills
    Difficulty in Preceptual Skills

    Those three can be futher broken down but i wont list them all because the lists go on and on.

    Emotions
    I only have 4 Happy, Sad, Depressed and Angery and im lucky if i can cry twice in a year.
    The rest i try to imitate if i think a situation requires it. For example I have never felt Solom but i know at funerals your suposed to feel solom, and from watching Movies i learnt to imitate Solom. Stand heels together head lowerd back streaght wearing black robes. And raise your hand up and down to your eyes with tissue in it.

    Depending on the kind of Autisim you have if indeed you have any (you need an ADOS and DISCO assessmeant to find out) That will begin to explain how your emotions are being blocked out if you are able to feel them, or why you dont have certain emotions like me.

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