[IDK_Anymore]

Does anyone have times when they just feel nothing?

I mean something along the lines of not feeling low, and not feeling happy?
Is this just a 'normal state'?

Just really confused!!

Any ideas? Or similar? Please?

xXx

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[Roxygirl816]

I've had this happen too. I basically just feel like I'm existing. I don't know if it's a "normal state" I just kinda figure at least I'm not at a low.

[IDK_Anymore]

Hi Roxygirl816.
Maybe that's how I should look at it too.... Maybe I'm just over analysing.

xXx

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[AncientMelody]

It could mean you're calm, on an even keel. Or could mean you're feeling apathetic, flat. "Nothing" should seem easy to analyze but I guess it's really not!

The thing is, normal is so relative. Mentally well people will have days of feeling nothing too. If I were you I wouldn't analyze it for the time being. If you find that it persists and it's not troubling you, go with the flow. If you do feel troubled it's worth checking in with your doc

[Altered Moment]

Feeling nothing emotionally would be typical depression for me. I feel numb, not sad or happy. I feel low because my mental processes have slowed so much, but emotionally numb.

From your other thread it seemed like maybe you were coming out of a severe depression. Or I am hoping you are coming out of it, although you did mention being all over the place. When I am coming out of one I can get all wheepy and cry real easy or hypo manic, or up and down. But I can tell I am coming out of it and it balances out. Yeah forget about making a judgement of normal or not normal. It is just what is going on with you at the moment. Not good or bad.

What I do is keep a mood log or journal each day. It is really more of a journal because I dump everything into it. I hand it to my psychiatrist and he reads it even if it is real long. We both like that process because i can't remember or will minimize things. Hard to remember a month ago or three months ago. I haven't brought it to therapy but I see her every two weeks so it is not hard to remember what has been going on and how I am doing.

[IDK_Anymore]

Zinco... Thank you.

I am currently doing the same thing with a diary too.
I guess I'm trying to convince myself that actually nothing is wrong.

Just confused.

xXx

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[IDK_Anymore]

AncientMelody... Thank you too.

I will take that to my doc for sure, I'm learning so much right now from all on this site.
Which is why I think I'm over analysing everything at the moment, big or small.
Writing a diary about my thoughts is pretty new to me. Even though I have suffered depression for years.

xXx

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[AncientMelody]

I think too sometimes when we've been having very chaotic thoughts or emotions....and that's where most of our focus is...it can take some adjusting if things are on an even keel. Sometimes real life can be mundane, and that can make it difficult to deal with day to day minutiae. I've been there before.

[Altered Moment]

Originally Posted by IDK_Anymore

AncientMelody... Thank you too.

I will take that to my doc for sure, I'm learning so much right now from all on this site.
Which is why I think I'm over analysing everything at the moment, big or small.
Writing a diary about my thoughts is pretty new to me. Even though I have suffered depression for years.

xXx

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"Analysis Paralysis" is what we call it in AA. I hate that saying because I analysis things to death. A certain amount is needed.

And then..."Get out of the problem and into the solution." is another. Well damn it I need to understand the problem.

"It don't matter how the mule got in the ditch, but how you gonna get him out" AA is full of sayings like that. Many wise words.