“Most of the time, it seems like my mind is completely blank, with very little internal monologue. Think of it as dead air-space. … Emotional numbness: Which leads me into my next issue. Most of the time, I feel completely void of any emotion. When emotions do come bubbling up, they appear mainly as irritability and sadness … Even when I'm doing the things that I intellectually understand to be fulfilling (hanging out with friends, playing music, etc...), something just feels off.”
“Ever since my mind went blank/silent I feel completely disconnected from everyone and everything, and I feel emotionless - no stimulation in my brain... no stimulation or emotions whatsoever. Just bl…”
Cause: depersonalization (blank-mind DP); trigger/drug not named; OP said not on medication at posting
View case →“for a couple of weeks now I have been having no thoughts, and no feelings at all. I feel like I lost all my motivation… I can't think straight, and I can't have train of thoughts… I have to force mys…”
Cause: Not stated in OP (Avoidant Personality forum). Peer replies frame as stress shutdown / possible depression-numbness; OP…
View case →“The same thing has happened to me, or at least something similar. I've become extra reclusive this past month, and even when I'm around people, like you said, I can't feel emotion or even really thin…”
Cause: Not stated (first-person reply endorsing OP). Same thread; short personal report only.
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