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I have some concerns about my emotions. I feel like there are certain emotions/feelings that I should feel, but don't. For example, I have an absolutely amazing family. Everyone is very loving and supportive of me and there are very few unresolved issues, if any. Yet, I never miss anyone. I never get the urge to just call my mom to say hi, even if it's been a month since we've talked. And I'm like this with everyone except for maybe my own family (i.e. my child and significant other). I love my family very much and would do anything for them and always enjoy the time I get to spend with them, so why don't I miss them?
Another example has to do with guilt. I don't really feel guilt too often and it's never that intense or for very long, usually just for a moment or maybe a day. Also I've noticed that I feel more guilty when I accidentally hurt someone than when I do intentionally. Like if I accidentally knock someone down I feel bad about it, but if I intentionally do something that I know could hurt someone I love (like cheating for example) I don't really feel all that bad about it unless I get caught and they actually do get hurt. I guess I feel bad that they got hurt, but it's like at the same time I don't feel like I did anything wrong. I don't really regret my actions. And one last example, I don't empathize a whole lot. I mean I can watch a movie that's sad and I'll get emotional, but then I'll read or hear about some real life example about some child that dying with cancer or starving to death or whatever and I feel nothing. It's like I don't really care about other people's problems unless it directly affects me or the people I love. Are these things normal? If not, how abnormal are they? Is there anything I can do to change it? |
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