If you have a lack of emotion then you really don't care and wouldn't bother asking us our opinion.

Hmm... you would have to answer honestly for yourself and too yourself, but I know that I'm a habitual repressive, so I can't easily tell when I'm actively suppressing my feelings or just not having them at all. Either shock switched off your feelings, or you learned a subconscious method that gave you a coping tool for other problems.

I learned it as a coping skill, but only after getting extremely ill did it become something I couldn't really control.

If you have other issues that you don't have time or ability to deal with right now, don't sweat it, it's helping you. If you are in a good place right now and can start trying to re-learn how to feel, then focus on the small upticks and downturns in your mood, and try to lay off the pot a little. Your brain is dialed into an artificial equilibrium right now and you won't be able to accurately gauge your natural moods.

Uh isnt this what someone in the medical field diagnose this as major depression...........i say this because I used to feel the same way.......i didnt have any emotions other than just a dull feeling and thinking that I was content but it wasnt that it was depression..........you loose all type of common reflexes when things occur around you and you think that you lack any type of emotion and you cant connect with anyone.........i used to think that I couldnt fall in love and be emotionally tied to anyone and I wasnt for a while.........i used to be on automatic pilot but then that changed when i was diagnosed and I went to therapy...............and that really changed my life.............

I agree. Talk to a professional since this obviously bothers you. There's help available. And not all of it is chemically based....Good luck

Been covered already, please read past replies I've left.



I don't have a dull feeling though, I'm actually content most of the time. I lack the emotional response to certain situations that require one, such as when a friend has a bad day or work is rough one day...regardless I am always content. I already have manic depression, which is odd in itself as I smile quite often meaningfully. Meh, I'm with fdp on this one...let it take its course as I'm alright with how things are going, just hoping it doesn't ruin a future relationship.

Major depression usually has some sort of logical trigger if not purely chemical. I think I get where F&L is at - it is more of a borderline type case, but not severe enough to warrant what is usually used to treat it.

I would guess it's a maladaptive response. A mild mood stabilizer may help with comfort for the BP symptoms, but even those are probably within the clinical definition of "normal". Everyone has mood cycles so even manic-depression is an over-rated diagnosis.

What F&L might be experience is an acute lack of coping with his response too certain feelings, and so may be subconsciously shutting them down. This would mimic BP, but since he is saying that he doesn't experience an uncontrollable swing and is generally satisfied then it isn't much too worry about.

Frustration with a lack of ability to deal with feelings could be taken as depression, but this isn't necessarily the case. Most people take their feelings for granted. It is kind of expected that you intrinsically learn how to deal with them as an adolescent. If for whatever reason you do not, then you may have maladaptive behavior without any of the psychological traumas or chemical imbalances.

I can say the last thing I would ever want is for some psychiatrist to dope me into oblivion without taking the time to figure out if there really was an organic component to my issues (and have had offers for all kinds of great drugs within minutes of meeting a new physician who fancied themselves a mental health specialist on the side), followed up closely by a strong aversion too any councilor who wanted to delve into my deep secrets and hidden trauma from childhood (I don't have any thesis worthy material sorry; just a church-schooled average white boy...).

If therapy can get you there great! If you can find a councilor that won't assess you on the first 3 or 4 visits then you are on the right track. Otherwise you are perfectly capable of dealing with your own issues if you are willing to face your fears and are able to rationally break down your reactions and behavior.

So best of luck too anyone going through this kind of thing.

I was thinking of putting a warning in there in advance though. The good news is he'd get his feelings back. The bad news is he'd get his feelings back. Think he could handle that? I don't.

Read much? Perhaps you should read my previous comments, this has been around long before I smoked weed...

It's possible to want to want to care.

you want emotions ???

leave the addictions behind and you will open up a whole `nother world,..

addictions keep you stuck,..suck the life out of you,..emotions included

YOU? Lack of emotion? But .. but, you call me Mistress

Just ignore that comment,..I really should learn when to keep my opinions to myself,.cause that`s exactly who I`m referring to,..myself,..I apologise

I know, I know...me of all people.

Was wondering about that comment, I'm really not addicted to anything unless you count my cigarette habit.

a reoccurring complusion to do
"something" is an addiction.

It's not compulsion, it is a pre-thought out idea. I don't consider many things in life to be addicting or considered to be addiction, no one has to do anything there is no physical force upon someone to choose a manner in which to live. I guess you could consider my smoking of cigarette's to be an addiction, but I wouldn't go so far as to say my drinking habit or marijuana use is anywhere near an addiction mainly because given the right circumstances and goals I could drop them right away without any after-thoughts.

Dude, as if I care if you stated it. I can still put my opinion if I want.

Just making sure you knew that it was covered already, no need to get all up in pants over it.

well Id say something supportive right now but I really dont give a sh!t...

Well thank you for taking the time to post that you really don't care...