I'm not talking about a robot, or anything to that degree, but I have noticed that I feel pretty detached a lot of the time. I just don't feel emotions as strongly as I see other people do. My great grandmother died a few months back, and, despite having been very close to her, I barely shed a tear. I had the shock, then the sense of loss, but it was more as if I had heard the news about someone that I haven't seen in years, someone I didn't really know as well. Things that bring joy to others often bring about a nice chuckle from me.

But the most extreme example of this was the other night, when my girlfriend was threatening suicide. I felt the fear, and the worry, and all that accompanies it, but a few minutes after I found out, I felt nothing. No emotion at all; I was completely numb.

I wonder, is this merely a coping mechanism, or is there possibly something more to it? I sense that I should feel more than I do, some of the time.

By the way, she didn't do it. I was able to talk her out of it, and the next day proceeded to be one of the best we've had