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I'm an 18 year old male who has suffered from a lack of emotions for a long time. I'm curious to know why that is. The only true emotion I know is anger. I don't have any medical history of anger problems or anything. My grandfather was a schizophrenic, my dad has shown no signs of schizophrenia. When I went to therapy they said I would "open up" in a few years. That was when I was 12.
I've always been intelligent, High School drama never effected nor has any family drama, I was the only one not crying at my grandfathers recent funeral.
Just looking for advice. (link)
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dont know what advice to give really, people like us dont seem to find out anything that will help. the only thing i could think of is find someone who you make happy/loves you and do the best you can to give that person a good life and hope in turn it will give you one as well
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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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im glad that im not alone with this problem, ive been like this since i was 11 and its been hard for me to deal with it. My father accused me of being crazy because i didnt socialize like normal people. i never told them why because i understand that they'll either think me depressed or seriously ill and would make me see a therapist, which i hate because i always have to lie and think ahead of them so they dont find out. it feels like a curse but i dont have the ability to hate it so i just keep on acting and its making me so tired. My only advice would be to find someone that you make happy and and stay with that person so you can atleast have a purpose to life. something ive yet to come by.
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