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Old Mar 14, 2016, 04:27 PM
HabitsOfMyHeart HabitsOfMyHeart is offline
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Member Since: Mar 2016
Location: Switzerland
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Hello
My name is Mark and I'm 17.

So there is a problem with my behaviour I guess.
I find myself really empathetic, I mean I understand people's emotions very well. I can understand someone's feelings just by watching his/her eyes, movements and so on.
I had a bad period the last year but my psychiatrists helped me and everything is gone now, I mean I live my life normally now.

The problem is that I am empathetic but also apathetic. I can understand someone's feelings, I can also be sad or happy for someone. BUT at the same time I look apathetic, I do not show any emotions while listening to someone or while I think. BUT I laugh very often, even without some reasons. And I FEEL emotions. I just auomatically dont show them.

But I sometimes do not feel sadness or feelings at all. For example: my uncle died and I wasn't sad, nor was I happy. I tried to look sad but it's not really working. My grandpa is dying and I do not feel anything. No sadness, no happiness. Weird...

Also, I have noticed that people are "not comfortable" when I watch right in their eyes while listening or talking to them. I asked a friend and he said:
"People feel uncomfortable with you because you do not show any emotion. You are calm, just like me"

Now my question is: Why am I empathetic with most of the people but with some I am not? I mean, I really liked my uncle. But I just continued as always.
also, why do I look this apathetic? I like talking with other people, but i cant even look at them while talking because I look emotionless.

Thank you