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Oct 29, 2012, 04:13 AM
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Is not having any emotions besides laughing a psychological disorder or it's normal? Let's say I'm like Dexter but without the urge to slice people or any live creatures. Should I go somebody to check me? This thread is kinda humiliating but I don't care much
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Oct 29, 2012, 09:56 PM
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i think not necessarily. it depends on your past. i personally think that not having emotions could be a coping mechanism. You learn to not let yourself feel that deeply about anything, especially if you have had a traumatic history because it hurts too much to feel.
that being said, i also think that it could be a trait of another disorder, possibly anything from ADD (overlooking the proper response), to autism (not reacting appropriately and/or not noticing social cues), to things such as personality disorders. I think if you are worried about it, it wouldnt hurt to get checked out by a doc.
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Oct 30, 2012, 01:47 AM
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Boy 1980, it could be a number of things. Besides the PTSD possibility, you could be going through a depression, unipolar/bipolar and 'Anhedonia' has kicked in.
If that is the case, definitely bring it up. It has brought me down for so many years, I no longer feel ANYTHING! Pain; anger; happiness; sadness; sympathy; empathy...nor can I feel anything physically...I haven't even been touched by another woman...not even a hug in over a decade. I just withdrew and there is no coming back for me. So don't let it get to that point should that be the case. The first several years, I would say it is nice, but that is a feeling, so.... I no longer have senses of anything...taste, smell...nothing, naught, nill. In fact, today was the first time I got on the computer in a long time (I go months or years in total isolation (major social and socio phobias). But it gets to a point where you welcome it. Best of luck to you and take care of yourself.
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Nov 09, 2012, 08:43 AM
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I know exactly how you feel, through out my life there have been issues which were really unpleasant, but at the same time I coudnt seem to do anything about them! they were outwith my control, and I wonder if that is why I have shut down my emotions as a form of protection, but unfortunately i now feel completely locked in to my own shell and I cant get out, I am seeing a counsellor but not sure if really any help, but it wouldnt do any harm for you to speak to a professional about it, I dont know about you but sometimes I feel inhuman, good luck
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