I'm emotionally numb. Has any of you felt that? How did you solve it, if you did?

I FEEL nothing. I can't even create relationships with anyone (even if I want to) just because I get no emotions from talking to people. I create excuses why I can't feel anything towards anyone (like, anger would hurt them and be irrational, love would make me act dumb and so on). Sometimes they're purely Egoical hate reasons like the other person is dumb so I won't reply or I will reply in passive hate. There're a hell load of other complications, I suppose it would be way easier to give me a book about how I can feel more emotions and at the same time keep myself in control than to read through each issue I have.

Also, I can't imagine things, like what is beautiful? What feels good? My imagination and emotions feel directly linked. I feel they're both in a structureless, weakened state.

Avoiding your feelings is always a bad thing, solve your problems and know that you want to hide your feelings from others not from yourself.

I don't think it is possible not to have emotions at all. People make choices based on emotions. Now you might for certain reasons suppress emotions in certain situations. I am not psychologist but there might be some more important reason why you do it like you want to feel secure or above life. I don't know. You have to think for yourself.

However, when it comes to practice you might want to try some simple exercise. I think it is from
59 Seconds: Change Your Life in Under a Minute
book. Every day, in the evening, take 5 minutes and write what you feel. What are major events and people you have met throughout the day and how you feel about it.

Maybe also while talking with people try thinking about what in this person I might like: energy, look, style, her ideas.. etc

Good luck!

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ppderek