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#1
Jan 11, 2017, 06:32 PM
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I've been noticing lately that I don't seem to be able to feel empathy. I've been aware of this in the past but I guess I never thought much of it.
Things happen to others and I know I should feel something, but I just don't. If friends come to me upset about something it's like I don't even care and don't want to hear it. Even major things like death, I just feel nothing. I see how everyone else reacts, they want to help the person that's grieving and I just look on awkwardly completely cold. Is this something anyone else experiences as part of their depression? |
 Lost_in_the_woods, MtnTime2896, Skeezyks
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Jan 11, 2017, 06:37 PM
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I have anxiety, OCD, and bipolar, and I've experienced what you are describing for as long as I can remember; even if the person was dealing with the same thing I was.
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Jan 11, 2017, 08:01 PM
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The Skeezyks just keeps to himself & doesn't much give a rip what happens beyond his front door. He also doesn't open the door if someone knocks or answer the phone either. (There's no one I want to talk to...)
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| Fuzzybear
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Jan 11, 2017, 08:12 PM
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Yes, I feel like this when depressed. I think it's called apathy.
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Jan 11, 2017, 08:22 PM
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I become really apathetic towards people, anyone, when I'm really hypomanic/manic; like I don't have the time to deal with anyone's issues. When I'm severely depressed, I'm not completely apathetic but find myself less inclined to really desire empathizing with anyone (it just makes my head worse); to the same token, even if I'm really on the verge of suicide, I will sometimes go out of my way to help someone/empathize with them and it can help discourage me from doing anything because I did something good, which means I can do it again. Any other time, it's like I feel too much with other people and I hate it.
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Jan 12, 2017, 03:33 PM
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No .. if anything I have too much empathy
The curse of she (me) who was called a "very selfish young woman"   Yes I do feel anger too (This is not about anyone on pc)
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| Anonymous37901, Lost_in_the_woods, Rohag
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#7
Jan 12, 2017, 04:21 PM
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Quote:
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My dog  mastered the "fetch" command. He would communicate he wanted something, and I would fetch it.
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