Member Since: December 22, 2010
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Last Update: December 22, 2010
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I am an 18 year old male and I have been a pretty emotionally dead person for...well since my early childhood. And when I say dead I don't mean depressed or really down or anything of that nature. It's nearly impossible for me to feel anything genuine and I can only put a mask of fakeness on so I don't seem so far out. When I was in a psychology class I read about something called anti-social personality disorder and it almost disturbed me how similar the symptoms were to my own character. I've done enough to put myself away for the better half of my life and I haven't felt a shred of remorse or conscience. Anyways, I'm wondering if my lack of emotion is a cause of concern. Nothing brings me joy, pain, or sorrow and I can't even feel love for my own family anymore. NOTHING will make me feel anything and it bothers me. All I feel like is a body and a brain without a soul. Something is wrong with me but I don't know what. I'm a very intelligent person and all it seems I can do is succeed with material things like work while my relationships are built on false pretenses and emotions I never even felt but acted like I did. My question is: If there is anybody somewhat educated about this...what could be wrong with me? Do I have anti-social personality disorder?...and am I stuck with this? (link)
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i think i know how you feel! i dont really have fun anymore and everytime i laugh i force it. i think i might have post traumatic stress disorder, a mental disorder that occurs anytime from a day to years after a traumatic event has happened to you. is there anything that caused a lot of pain in your life? if there is then you may have ptsd. lack of emotion is a side affect, as well as not being able to sleep or avoiding things that remind you of the incident. for instance, my dad had a few strokes right before i entered middle school that were extremely life threatening. he was in and out of the hosptital for about a month and the entire time i would have to cry myself to sleep and just sit in silence with worry that at any moment we would have a call saying he died. the day before he entered the hospital for the first time we went out for ice cream, and now i never get that flavor i had before the incident, and i feel my bed has to look exactly the same everyday or it will happen again. so maybe you should investigate this option or go see a therapist so you at least know why youre feeling empty.
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