Numb

I'm feeling emotionally numb... its like there is nothing inside. Does anyone know why this happens? Or has experienced this themselves? Any ideas on how to move past this?

I know exactly how you feel. I've experienced that lately and it leaves you quite unsettled. I feel like this is how a robot feels. I suggest talking about it to a therapist, that's what I did. It's hard to explain and I kinda confused my therapist but at least they can always give advice you can count on. If you can't distract yourself from the feeling by some activity then try to lessen it. I find that dailycute (a site) makes me feel at least a little better. And reminds me I can still feel emotions. I hope this helps.

I feel like that quite often. I sometimes feel better when I turn to a hobby of mine, playing video games or watching a television show I really like. They sort of just distract me and momentarily make me feel less numb. But its better than nothing. Maybe try doing a hobby you like too.

Feeling numb is an emotional protective function. It occurs as a defense against unresolved overwhelming pain. You probably reached the tipping point when you cannot hold or deal anymore with an emotional issue. If the emotional pain continued to be experienced consciously, this may lead to the unconscious perception that the nervous system would get overwhelmed and death may occur,

As you probably haven't resolved a particular issue, the pain has to be dealt with and alleviated some way. Numb is a wonderful and effective mechanism for this, though it comes at a considerable cost.

Resolution is the answer, your emotional problems have to be resolved. You may think they are to painful to achieve resolution. But there are many effective ways to release the negativity and heal any wounds.

It takes a willingness and numbness leads to loss of quality of life and is a sign to change track and get help and create a healthy and happy life for yourself, even if this seem too difficult.

As I only know what you have written in this post, I am assuming a lot and generalizing. See what fits and what doesn't.
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Pretender had a couple of great tips for you. Hope that you've tried them.

I fight numbness from time to time. I hate that feeling! So, yeah, I can relate. The numbness comes up from my depression when times are getting worse for me. I do see a T bi-weekly, and have a psychiatrist who I see monthly. Those things help. Regular exercise is another big helper for me. My deep depressions always hit when my membership at the Y is up, and the weather stinks (so I can't exercise outside either). I have a couple of exercise dvd's, but that's not the same for me. My happiest times are when the weather is good and I can walk outside. The one thing that I can always connect with on some level is nature. Nature is very reassuring to me. It's very humbling, yet it reminds me that all of life isn't misery. Walking 6-8 miles through nature brings me a great sense of peacefulness. I remind myself of my walks during harder parts of the days/nights.

best wishes to you!

Feeling numb like that is the brain's way of giving you a rest. At some point you have got overloaded emotionally so the brain compensates for it with the numbness. It's what I call 'robot' mode where you are functioning but not really feeling. It can happen also after a big shock or trauma. Try no to worry about it, the feelings will come back.