The emotional switch.

Im a BPD, and feel emotions very intensely (usually)

Thye have been too much to cope with recently, and so i have somehow managed to switch them off completely.

I dont feel anything. Which is a coping method im guessing, and i suppose im a bit grateful for it because ive managed to get through some hard times with this switch!

Has anyone else dealt with this? Recently I dont know if its a bad thing or not, as ive lost all motivation, I feel like a robot and I just keep dissociating from the world. My mind tells me i'm hurt, or i'm betrayed etc so I know how I should be reacting, I just dont feel it and life doesnt seem real to me anymore.

I've had rough times where I've had to turn off my emotions--some meds have also done it to me. I feel like my world turns grey and it's impossible to connect with people or the world in general. My pdoc told me it's a natural thing to do when I'm overwhelmed--but that I can't stay in that state of mind forever. Eventually I have to reconnect and he tried to prepare me for the thoughts and feelings I might experience when I "came around." For me it seemed like I felt the emotions that I had pent up. He encouraged me to try to move slowly........D.