Wtf is this
Lately, I’ve been feeling something new. Something happened with my dad and where I used to live which was a little traumatic, but it’s been almost two months since then. So I don’t think I’m affected anymore.
the only way I can explain how I’ve been feeling is almost like I feel nothing or don’t bother to feel anything unless it’s something I can laugh at. Recently someone very important to me decided to leave my life and I haven’t cried over it. When I display my emotions or feel certain emotions such as anger or sadness, they are pretty intense. Many people have suggested I might be bipolar 1 but I haven’t been professionally diagnosed yet so I haven’t thought of whether that is the cause of how I’m feeling now.
i don’t feel numb. I don’t feel depressed. But at the same time I don’t feel full of emotion like usual, it’s like I don’t care enough to feel anything. But it’s not like a “meh,” it’s seriously just like carelessness. I can’t cry, I can’t get enraged. I’ll laugh at a joke, I smile a lot— but I don’t think I’m satisfied enough in life to be happy.
can anyone help me on concluding what this might be? Or at least show that I’m not the only that’s felt this before?
@Kay600 I’m not sure our emotions are machines where stimulus x always produces emotion y. Often times we can override the equation that is there through experience. For instance people with phobias can go through therapy to reduce or eliminate the fear response.
I mean yeah lol, true. But I mean like something feels off about my emotions and why I’m acting like this and I’m just trying to figure out what it is
@Kay600 You mentioned life dissatisfaction. That is also natural. Maybe you need to find something engaging or you’re feeling burnt out. If things continue to feel off maybe check with a therapist. I hope you find an answer.