Why don't i care?

Where do I start. I have a great girlfriend, 3 year old child and a decent job. I am well respected for what I do and seem to have unlimited talents. My problem in life is that I just don't care.. about anything, or any one. I can watch members of my family cry, scream, get injured.. Non of this affects me. 90% of the time I just want them to go away so I can do my own thing. I hate the thought of a lifetime with another person, all I can ever think of day in and day out is ways to get around my current life. This makes my temper short and my demeanor dark. I can crack witty jokes at work with a smile, then go home and become Mr Hyde. I will scream at my child for doing small things wrong just because I don't care about his feelings. I come from a very poor family life and I feel like I am repeating this on my child. But again, I don't care enough to change. The hopeless thought of my life due to my selfish behavior makes me even more self involved and want to spend less time with my family.

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  • DocJayz

    You are a sociopath. You do not care, like me. You are lazy, you have a shitty job, and you don't care if someone dies. You'd rather do your own things. Be free. I suggest you leave that family. You cannot change, no matter what you phsychiatrist may tell you. Start your life over. Move away. Change your name. Live a quiet life away from everyone. They care for you. You do not care for them. Leave those snobs away, and lead your pathetic fucking live.

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  • whybother

    Thank you for your opinions and considerations. For the exception of "xoxo29". I don't think insulting somebody with an admitted problem is very helpful. We all have our demons and I am trying to understand where mine come from. It's people like you that make me happy about my self even more.
    DocJayz, I like your outlook however I do not hate my job, I explained I thought quite clearly that I am well respected where I am and don't want to change that. My girlfriend has called me a sociopath before, it may be something I need to research.
    I'm torn between fixing my self and forgetting the problem. I'm 50/50 Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde. Is living a lie better than destroying my family?

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  • xoxo29

    Your child and your girlfriend do not deserve a selfish, ignorant self-absorbed piece of crap like you! Do them a favor and leave!!! Your son would probably be better off without you!!! He doesnt need for someone to be yelling at him for something small and innocent that any three year old child would do. For that alone you deserve only pain and misery! But if you decide to stay you need to get psychological/psychiatric help ASAP!!!

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  • kaoginda

    Maybe you just aren't man enough to deal w/ your emotions & show or admit that you care abt people.

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  • Stryk3istrukuout

    I can relate, so there are other people who feel this way. I don't really care about anyone. I feel that most people don't deserve sympathy because many either do it to themself or are crappy people to begin with. My grandfather died a few months ago, my mom cried a lot at his bedside in the hospital as we waited for him to die for four days and I just couldn't care.

    I would imagine, in part, you are an old soul to an extent because you grew up quickly, and also you may have struggled mightily enough at a young age to where surviving meant not getting invested in other people. You may or may not feel that you've really done much to anyone else so you don't hold yourself to expectancies.

    I don't know much about you, but I've been through hell. Molested, poverty, divorced parents, alcoholic mother, grew up in day care, and more.

    As extreme as the first post was, there is some truth to that. It doesn't have to be that worthless, but you can at least live in a way in which you aren't pretending- and find ways to not only get to know yourself more but live without expectations you're not meant to reach.

    Personally, I think it's more normal than all of the people out there who think they are gay as well as everyone who fakes a smile or other things about themselves to succeed.

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  • imadragon

    Don't care enough to change? Care enough to leave.

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  • chicken471bologna

    Well you came from a bad family yourself maybe you are doing this to your girlfriend and child because abuse is all you know.

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  • Mag!ck

    If you didnt care you wouldve left to be alone... I think you care while not wanting to.

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  • xXGrieverXx

    Most people here don't understand and never will. I'm the same way but the difference with me is that I refuse to be the same as the people that raised me. Everyone outside my home thinks I'm wonderful and in relationships people think I'm the greatest ever. Part of u is confused right now that's why ur writing this. That family u have is ur chance to make a difference. Those negative feelings can't win u over....don't let them

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  • 8Serene8

    K either this is a troll or someone needs to leave their gf and spare them the pain you cause them. Seriously.

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  • Carolinne

    If you find someone with that personality too, you will no longer bother about this.

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  • That_Guy_From_The_Party

    just like me 1 in 1.

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  • whybother

    Yea. Again, if people don't care about me it doesn't matter. If they go away all the better. I'm interested in myself.

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  • Dont Yell at ur child, My father did that before now i dont show him respect. And ur situation sounds weird, goo see a doctor :)

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  • ok, well there really is no need to yell at your kid. imagine how he must feel. u really should try to change, or no one is going to care about you.

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