[JacobUnsworth]

Hello everyone!

My name is Jacob, I am a 21 year old from the UK. I came here today as I have put this off for too long really, I have done some research but couldn't find anything (may have just missed it) in regards to my problem.

Since I was about 14/15 I have gone through bouts of extreme apathy, it comes and goes likes waves. More often than not I will just wake up and its there, I become so disinterested in everything around me, ranging from work to friends to family. It ruined my last relationship, when she talked about her feelings I know I should listen and care but I'm just unable to. My family just accept it's how I am, I can feel it when I wake up, I know it got to a bad point when my grandfather died and mother told me, however she told me on a day when I was having this 'issue', it didn't even phase me.

Is anyone able to shed any light?

have you spoken to your doctor?

It sounds possibly like depressive episodes but I am not a doctor. Please see one.

[Nike007]

I do suggest you see some type of doctor. I do believe it could be depression or a personality disorder. Not sure since I'm not a professional. Hope this helps .

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[MiddayNap]

Originally Posted by JacobUnsworth

Hello everyone!

My name is Jacob, I am a 21 year old from the UK. I came here today as I have put this off for too long really, I have done some research but couldn't find anything (may have just missed it) in regards to my problem.

Since I was about 14/15 I have gone through bouts of extreme apathy, it comes and goes likes waves. More often than not I will just wake up and its there, I become so disinterested in everything around me, ranging from work to friends to family. It ruined my last relationship, when she talked about her feelings I know I should listen and care but I'm just unable to. My family just accept it's how I am, I can feel it when I wake up, I know it got to a bad point when my grandfather died and mother told me, however she told me on a day when I was having this 'issue', it didn't even phase me.

Is anyone able to shed any light?

I can sort of relate. For me, the nothing-state is the norm, so in order to do well at work, I have to mimic what responses and emotions are acceptable in each circumstance. In middle-school, I had a journal dedicated to this. After a few days of pretending, I feel absolutely drained and can't even bring myself to fake a chipper "hello". On these days, I forget completely how conversation works. My emotions are more mental than physical-that is, I understand that I do not like a situation and I know how to portray my displeasure in a way that others can relate.
My point was that you aren't some sort of alien devoid of feeling. I wanted to make you fee a bit better, though I fear it might've come off as an excuse to blabber on about myself.
Because your apathetic states come in waves,I would guess it to be a sign of depression. Or perhaps, for you too, it is a response to feeling overwhelmed?