Is it alright to feel nothing? Is it wrong to feel numb? I don't always feel nothing, but when I do, is it wrong?
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Updated: Nov 9, 2021
Anonymous
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Apr 12, 2015
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I always feel nothing, or numb to things. I have trouble expressing myself, if I even feel the emotions. I try to care more about the situation or feel it more, but most of the time I don't. I don't think being numb is good for you, but it isn't wrong either.
Anonymous
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Jan 25, 2015
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It is NOT wrong. It's okay to feel nothing, it's okay to feel numb, just, don't forget to come back. Sometimes we need to get away, and we do that by feeling nothing, or feeling numb, it is a sort of solace, a quiet kind of peace, but we don't stay there forever
SamuraiCabbageListens
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Mar 29, 2015
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It is not okay to feel numb. In fact it is a sign that you've been hurt over and over again. And now you don't want to be hurt again.
pleasinglyPoetic
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Nov 23, 2015
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I would tend to think that it is wrong to feel numb towards the world. Withdrawing from stimuli is a natural reaction in response to negativity. When we're feeling down, we often want to shut the world out, when what we really need to be doing is getting help, and letting the right people in. I think it would be a mistake to numb yourself to everything, when there is still so much beauty, compassion, and joy to be felt and had in this world.
magicalCherry79
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Sep 11, 2017
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No matter what you're feeling, it's always alright. There is no 'wrong' in emotions as we can't control them. Sometimes you'll feel numb and even if you don't like it, it's ok and eventually will not last forever.
sempiternaldreams
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Jun 20, 2016
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Sometimes when we're exhausted from crying and feeling depressed, we become numb. When we have poured out all of our feelings we suddendly feel like nothing, and thats okay, its something we cannot fight against sometimes and we just gotta let it be
EmberT
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Jun 3, 2015
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There's nothing wrong with feeling numb, and it might be more common than you think. I have some experience with that.
coolvibes
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Aug 10, 2015
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I dont think irs wrong to feel or feel. Being numbis just temorary and does not define who a person is. I gave found it to be how people cope with situations or emotions, so It's nit necessarily a goid ir bad thing it just is.
stingray00
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Jan 18, 2016
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It is not okay. It's not right. You need to seek help. Plenty may have this happen but it being common place or a side effect of medicine for instance does not make it right or okay. Feeling nothing can cause many problems with yourself and others.
HeartofaPhoenix
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Dec 27, 2016
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There is nothing wrong with occasionally feeling numb emotionally from time to time. For me, it happens when I am simply overwhelmed by everything going on around me.
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