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Feel like I'm trapped in a meaningless life. How do I stop feeling like this?

I'm trying to be brief so this might be a bit confusing. And I may seem like I'm whining, but I'm not, I just want to feel better...

I'm a 15 year old girl in my last year of school. I've always been seen as shy, even though I say whatever comes into my head when ever it comes into my head. I have a few friends, but no best friend or even close friends. I don't have many thoughts and I don't know how to be myself around people, even though I try my hardest.

For the past year I've felt completely trapped in my life. I get good grades at school (all As and A*s) and I know that I'm gonna have lots of carreer oportunities in life. But I just feel as if whatever I do with my life, it will still be meaningless. I try to avoid social situations, even though I know it's bad for me, but it's because when I'm out with my 'friends' I just feel even more depressed that I can't be myself around them.

I'm very introverted. I never tell anyone how bad I feel because I don't want to burden them. I never cry, I haven't for over a year. I don't feel anything anymore. I don't get upset or happy, I don't laugh. I don't get angry at people, but when I'm alone I get over the top angry for no reason at all. Like I'll punch my wall just because it's there. It's like an overwhelming sense of helplessness. The only emotions I feel anymore are that strange kind of anger/frustration, and the sense of helplessness. The feeling that no matter what I do with my life, I'm still not gonna feel good and be happy.

I self harm, I've never told anyone because I feel like that would be attention seeking and self absorbed. I do it because I just want to feel again. At least when I cut I can feel pain, rather than this sense of numb hopelessness. I also crave adrenalin. I wish for an adrenalin filled life of excitement that I know I'll never have. When I cut, I get the rush of adrenalin I crave so badly. But I'm not suicidal. I'm grateful for my life, more grateful than you can imagine, and I know that by killing myself nothing would be achieved and it would just make everything worse.

I often think of running away and starting over. Living a life of crime in hope that it will help me to feel again. Anything other than the hopelessness I feel now. I live with my mum, step dad, and 13 year old brother. My brother dispises me. He treats me like **** and always puts me down and makes fun of me for being shy. My stepdad is an asshole although he pretends to be nice. I love my mum, but I can't talk to her about anything or be myself with her. My dad, who I barely ever see, used to abuse me verbally and emotionally. And isolated me from everyone. Sometimes even physically. I know it seems strange but I miss those times. At least then I had some excitement in my life. Trying to fight for survival. I used to have councilliling when I was about 9 because my dad was sent to prison but I didn't want to speak to the counciller about myself because I felt as if it would be self absorbed and self centered to do that.

I really hate feeling like this, but I don't know how to stop. I want to be happy and optamistic like I used to be. I don't know how to be myself. I don't know what my personality is like. When I'm with people, I don't habe any thoughts in my head. I can't say anything because there's nothing there to say. I can't even speak to my own family. I barely say a word around my aunties/uncles/cousins etc, even though I try my hardest. I just dont know how.

How do I stop feeling like this? And why do I feel this way?

If anyone bothered to read that, then thank you, and I'm sorry it's so long. I must sound so selfish and whiney but I don't mean to. Please help me if you can, I hate feeling like this.....

Please and Thankyou.

Update:

I flinch at physically contact without even realising.

I never initiate physical contact.

I bite my nails obsessively.

I either don't sleep at all, or sleep for amazingly long amounts of time.

I don't enjoy eating anymore, although I love drinking still.

I don't understand peoples emotional reactions to things..they confuse me so much.

I don't know how to act around people.

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  • 9 years ago
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    I can't solve your problem as a whole, but I will tell you, please stop self-harming. You have a family that loves you, and would feel empty if you were to kill yourself even if it's accidental.

    You sound like a lovely person to me. Seemingly considerate of others.

    Maybe try finding an online chat group and practice talking there. If you take small steps to being social you might find it's not that hard. If not, don't worry, a lot of people aren't naturally social. It's not always a disorder. Sometimes it's a trait.

    You are probably expecting this, but do try to see a professional. And do try to talk to them, even if it's just about small things first. Taking these baby steps will hopefully allow you to better express yourself and open up, and you can get the help you need.

    Good luck.

  • 9 years ago

    unhealthy social living like scarce of social contact or having no friends or incoherent family life all can affect us psychologically and physically.

    with good friend you always find yourself and know what to say,so just find the good friend either around you or through internet.

    this yahoo answer community is shape of good friendship.you can answer questions also to share your knowledge and experience.

    here is a friendship invite and i will be pleased to be a friend with you,my email:shabanawise@yahoo.com

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