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I felt emotionally numb and diconnected...yet i was crying?

this is very odd. I was lonely and just a bit sad. I then started crying but truly felt little to nothing. I haven't cried in a long long time, but it felt nothing like my previous experiences where I would get lost in the moment of true grief. this time it was as though I was observing a physical reaction to just the thought of lonliness. the crying was backed by little to no sadness. it lasted at most only a minute.

I have been feeling so empty lately that I think it somehow built up inside of me and then released itself with a normal reaction. however, I still felt empty experiencing it all. why can't I feel anymore??? ugh

I think I've taken hold of hopelessness and I feel apart from myself as a way to cope. physical reactions still work, but emotions are near dead. help!?

yes I'm on meds and in therapy. I guess I'm looking for similar experiences or a label as to what I'm experiencing.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    When things get built up inside you (negative emotions) you can feel disconnected and numb..or just wish you were. When it starts showing itself without warning, and you cry without actually feeling sad it might be more like something that has been repressed-or maybe something you have been somehow punished for letting out in the past. Do you feel less of a person, or shame because of crying?

  • 8 years ago

    Your sad because your lonely which is why you feel empty you feel all alone talk to your therapist more try to get friends

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