[scaredtothemax]

I feel like I am actually trapped in my own mind. No matter what I'm doing all I can concentrate on is my own thoughts, and yet at the same time I don't know what I think. When my friend asked me "what's wrong" or "what are you thinking" I don't know what to tell her. All I can tell her is that I don't know. But then she gets mad bc I won't tell her. I've explained that its not that I don't want to tell her its simply bc I don't know what I'm thinking there are so many things going on in my head that they get jumbled up and mixed together and I don't know how to decipher what it is. The past couple weeks have been really bad. Anymore its hard to even tell my emotions apart. I can feel the difference between a few emotions but not many. Like I can tell when I am somewhat happy, which is less and less, and I know when I'm surprised and I know when I'm in pain which seems to be all the time now. However my emotions sad, scared, mad and upset all blend together.. I don't know how to handle this. I don't know what to do.. how do I fix this??

[puzzclar]

Do you have a therapist/counselor?
One thing that I'm thinking that could help is Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) The skills that you learn with this branch of psychology can help to figure out what your emotions are. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) can also help.

[scaredtothemax]

I do not. I know I need one but my insurance won't cover it and I can't afford it.

[puzzclar]

Do you have access to a Library? You can look up books on both types of therapy, and start learning some of the skills on labeling emotions, stress reduction, and helpful life style like diet and exercise. It's a start and of course keep posting.