Yes, I've absolutely had the experience of feeling empty and dead inside. Most recently, it happened to me when I was in the midst of a horrible, abusive relationship. I'd just become so numb inside (I think as a defense mechanism) that I was unable to feel, taste, or really see anything. What began to "wake me up," so to speak, was starting therapy and building a relationship with my then-T. I started feeling emotion again when I was with her, and it made me realize that it was being around my partner that was making me feel empty and dead inside. I finally just got to the point where I couldn't live like that for another day. It helped me get up the courage to leave and, when I did, the world started coming back into focus.

While I remember this experience vividly because it happened 2 years ago, I know that I've felt that way before, in other situations, too. But I can't remember WHY or what I did about them. But they all passed, eventually.

I'm sorry that you're having that experience now. I remember how it feels. But, for those who haven't been there, it's hard to make them understand. I still remember telling my then-T "I feel dead inside" and I'll never forget the look on her face. Let's just say that she did NOT understand-- even though she eventually became the one to help me out of it.