do i have a problem?!?

ok, well i'm not sure if i have a problem or not. its not serious or anything, but i just feel like i lack any feelings or emotion. like i can feel happy, but never really that excessively, and vice versa. like i never feel excessivly sad or anything. i also feel like i have reduced feelings towards people aswell. like i have fancied people, but i never have really stong feelings, like i have to be with them. i don't particularly feel like i am depressed, but then again, some times i only feel like i just exist, and i am not living my life to the full? am i just being stupid, or do you think there may be something wrong with me?

Reply 1

WhiteLily

Errrrm no i wouldnt say that theres anything wrong with you..i guess its just the way you are,Like theres really happy people,and people who are always feeling down,I suppose it depends on whats going on in your life aswell,Your feelings do seem quite balanced you seem inbetween :P!

Reply 2

Ronove

18

If you're really concerned see your doctor about it. What's going on in your life at the moment? I don't think there's anything terribly wrong with you but if you're having trouble with your emotions (or apparent lack thereof) you can be referred to a mental health worker or a counsellor who'll help you work it out. Do you think maybe your life has become a bit routine or something, and you're just bored? That can lead to depression in some people, so don't think that being bored with your current life is something silly. You could try finding a new hobby or doing something you've always wanted to do, and see if that does anything for you? That is of course if that's a problem at all... it's just one guess amongst a load of possibilities. :smile:

Reply 3

WhiteLily

Ronove

If you're really concerned see your doctor about it. What's going on in your life at the moment? I don't think there's anything terribly wrong with you but if you're having trouble with your emotions (or apparent lack thereof) you can be referred to a mental health worker or a counsellor who'll help you work it out. Do you think maybe your life has become a bit routine or something, and you're just bored? That can lead to depression in some people, so don't think that being bored with your current life is something silly. You could try finding a new hobby or doing something you've always wanted to do, and see if that does anything for you? That is of course if that's a problem at all... it's just one guess amongst a load of possibilities. :smile:

Yeah i agree ^^^

My post was pretty poo i do appologise.. :biggrin:

Reply 4

grace

15

perhaps you're an existentialist - read Camus' "L'etranger"

Reply 5

James

14

to Ronove

It's definitely worth trying to find a hobby you really enjoy. I love my course at uni, but it's generally hard work and if I did nothing else (apart from socialise and go to the bar in the evenings) I'd get very bored. As it is, I provide First Aid cover at events in Oxford, and I'm an army cadet instructor one night a week. See if you can find some activities (sports, societies, volunteer work, drama, martial arts, music, etc) which you're passionate about, and take them up. :smile:

Reply 6

Tyler Durden

17

Anonymous

ok, well i'm not sure if i have a problem or not. its not serious or anything, but i just feel like i lack any feelings or emotion. like i can feel happy, but never really that excessively, and vice versa. like i never feel excessivly sad or anything. i also feel like i have reduced feelings towards people aswell. like i have fancied people, but i never have really stong feelings, like i have to be with them. i don't particularly feel like i am depressed, but then again, some times i only feel like i just exist, and i am not living my life to the full? am i just being stupid, or do you think there may be something wrong with me?

I feel like that at times - it's apathy - nothing wrong with it (nothing right with it either though). Read the book Grace mentioned, you may well relate.

Reply 7

Ronove

18

Apathy is also a result of (at least some forms of) depression though. So if it's making you feel bad consider talking to your doctor about it. :smile:

Reply 8

grace

15

englishstudent

I feel like that at times - it's apathy - nothing wrong with it (nothing right with it either though). Read the book Grace mentioned, you may well relate.