Does the emptiness ever go away?

Well, I’m guessing you are inviting the mental health brigade to run to you brandishing a certificate of insanity or depression! All too common these days.

Many people are, but the majority of society rejects anything that’s not like them. They strive desperately to catalogue and analyse everything. Label things and place things in order, conformity and ideal.

It is possible to co-exist in a society where you refuse to conform, but assimilate that what others expect of you, and just get on with your own life. Detached perhaps?

Have you ever thought you may just not belong here?

Have you considered the prospect of your being somewhat enlightened?

Unique?

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I won’t thumbs down the other posts for suggesting you may have a medical illness, because you may? However, I am sure, that true to form and nature, the worker ants will begin to attack my post with vengeance inherent of all life to eradicate that what differs!

EDIT>>>> Ok, you asked.....

There are varying levels of mental illness. These can range from abuse to overworking, eating habits to lack of sleep! Where yours originates is impossible for anyone to assess without vast personal involvement.

If you don’t know the underlying cause of your feelings, then search within yourself and go talk to people. I say “people” and not ‘person’ or specialist, because it only takes one bad feeling from the wrong person, and you may well never confide in anyone again! That’s not good.

So set yourself up to meet as many individuals as possible until you feel comfortable that not only are they qualified, but they are fully understanding of your situation. This can not be done via Yahoo! But don’t despair when you meet a doctor who appears unhelpful, as this will happen, and most likely leave you wondering ‘what’s the point?’

So, identifying the root cause will be helpful to you. Or maybe it won’t? You see, finding the cause may not be helpful to your condition, though it will certainly help you realise what caused it, and how to avoid such exposure in future.

But this is all dependant upon their being a definable cause!!!!

What if there is no identifying cause?

Let’s just look at three possibilities.

Depression due to exposure.

These are things like living conditions, abuse and past prolonged duress. Where the brain activity, by genetic modification over time, changes. You change, your mind changes as a natural response to the abuse received from whatever source, yet you know little of it? Symptoms can be eased by the use of medication during recovery. But given the abuse or exposure was over many years, the repair will thus, take many years. The drugs just help you along the way to coping whilst you fix and readjust.

Depression due to chemical imbalance in the bane.

These are common when there is no clear underlying cause, where you simply lack a certain drug that the body should produce naturally but is not! This can not always be fixed, period! However, if identified, one can, via a doctor, experiment with the vast drugs available until you identify the one that works. When you do identify what works and what naturally occurring drugs your lacking in, your usually on them for the rest of your life. Regard this like taking insulin. Its not your fault, but the impact without it is!

Then, there is the enlightenment issues, where you may well simply see life on a totally different level, aspect or perspective to everyone else! This is untreatable other than your personally taking the time to change your perspective on things. For example: maybe you are expecting too much from life? Maybe your needs and expectations from what you are, or have achieved is inadequate and blown out of proportion from what is practically attainable and what is futile and or delusional.

Not to suggest you fit in any of these categories, or to label you, but you must look carefully at each of them at all times throughout ones life x

In all that time has there never been a moment when you felt happy, full of joy?

Aren't you curious where this is all coming from? Every human thought and action creates feelings.

Our thoughts create feelings.

If we focus on negative thoughts we get negative feelings.

Start by thinking how much you do have. A roof over your head, perhaps parents who are there to provide for you, perhaps friends at school.

We can make a sad story out of any thing in our lives. We can accept that life will provide us with some struggle. Or we can be grateful for what we have.

Focus on what you are doing now. Make it a challenge for yourself to make new friends, learn new things, discover new ideas. Learn more about how the mind works.

No one but yourself can fill the void. You fill the void by the thoughts you choose to act on. You fill the void by giving yourself the feelings you want.

Without knowing any other symptoms it is hard to know. What medication are you on? Have you suffered a traumatic event in the past?

If you're in Australia you can go to your GP and ask to go on a mental health plan. Sometimes you have to pay the gap of about $20 but more often than not it is a free service and you currently get up to 18 visits witha psychologist. I think that would be a way to go for you :)

You can start a deep relationship with God. It worked for me. I talked to God like a very best friend wherein you tell Him everything. Whatever I feel at the moment I talk to Him in my mind even if I'm not in church. Actually, you can ask Him right now what you feel. You can ask him why are you feeling that way. Then try to have a quiet time with Him everyday because that's the time He will speak into your heart thru the Holy Spirit on what mission He wants you to fulfill. We can always follow Jesus footsteps, the way He prayed to God for the mission God has for Him. Then you just surrender your life to Him "Not my will but Your will be done in my life".

If you don't know what to pray about, just try to tell Him what you feel at the moment. Then do this everyday, or as often as you feel this emptiness in you. Then you will be amazed on how He will fill the void in your heart.

Visit your Dr. and if it makes you feel funny to discuss this with him write it down and hand it to him to read. You could have something as simple as a chemical imbalance. Of course this is nothing to sneeze at but it's something you can have fixed with a little trial and error. If your life can be this full and you feel this way you have to know it's time to talk to someone about it. Just go, I know that it's hard but pick up the phone and make the first call, that first call will put you onto the path of a happy life.

Good luck.

I've felt this way too, it was with me since 3 years ago - and now it slowly seems to be getting away - only because I am distracting myself from it by leading a busy lifestyle.

However, inside me, it's there, I know. When I'm alone, or if I get the chance to stop thinking a bit, the emptiness comes back to me, and I'm on my way back down to the abyss of gloom.

I'd like to know how to resolve it too! But I do think, well I'm hoping it goes away with time..

I realize that you've tried medication and therapy, but to me those still sound like the things to do. It sounds like you may have a medical case of depression of some sort.

I'm not a doctor but whenever I feel down I just think that I'm alive.

Try listening to encouraging music, such as "Breathe" or "Stand in the Rain" by Superchick, and really listen to the lyrics. Or just try smiling; you never know.

First of all, you're not going to get better if you're not even trying to get help. I don't know you in life so it's hard to say, but I have an idea on what you're talking about. You need to hang out with positive people because they tend to spread their happiness as much as being annoying :)

If you feel useless, volunteer yourself at charity organizations. They'll give you a purpose :)

I was empty the last 4 years in my life and maybe even before that, i just don't remember, i'm 22 now.. It went away entirely 2 weeks ago i'm taking fluvovamine 300mg, gabapentin 200mg, escitalopram 5mg

From my experience no it doesnt completely go away. Ull have good days and ull have bad days. Just take it day by day.

Have ud dr adjust the dosage of ur meds every couple of weeks till u reach one that works for u. Good luck