[secretgalaxy]

Is it normal to just not feel anything? I mean like, someone could probably shoot me in the foot and I wouldn't feel it. All I have been feeling now is tightness in my chest. I haven't been able to sleep well since the panic attack, so I have been really irritable, but I have been more productive in school, and cleaning the house, etc. Almost like now that I am empty of emotions, I have become a more efficient robot. I feel like I have a lot more energy, even though my mood is bleh. The last few days I have wanted to cry but can't because there are literally no emotions in me. Even if I think about my traumatic experiences, the death of my Grandmother, or anything else that usually makes me cry instantly, I feel numb. What is wrong with me?

[Thunder Bow]

The tightness means you are holding back your emotions. They are all there, but you are holding them in. Time now to get them off your chest!

[secretgalaxy]

Even if I want to let them go, they are stuck in a mass ball in my chest. I don't want to have another attack and my emotions have literally disappeared... How can I let something go if it won't come out?

[Lemon Curd]

I understand the numbness. Sounds to me like the tightness in your chest, is anxiety. I understand both keenly. I had to get professional help & on treatment for my anxiety. I have a shrink & therapist. I'm not saying you still won't have numbness, for me, it doesn't last as long. Nothing's 100%. That's just me. *big warm friendship hug*

[Thunder Bow]

Originally Posted by secretgalaxy

Even if I want to let them go, they are stuck in a mass ball in my chest. I don't want to have another attack and my emotions have literally disappeared... How can I let something go if it won't come out?

Just get them off your chest. Letting go comes latter.