When you feel nothing, the world seems to make less sense. It’s hard to understand how the absence of feeling can actually equal extreme pain and distress, but it does. Feeling nothing is more like feeling empty, dead inside, emotionless, as though you have nothing to contribute, or as though you can’t relate to the feelings and emotions of others (thus rendering social interaction problematic). “Well, sometimes I feel like I’m melting.” “And sometimes I feel like I’m disappearing.” Unfortunately, feelings of melting and disappearing can be difficult for people to relate to.įeeling nothing is not akin to feeling ‘okay,’ underwhelmed, or unenthused. It’s actually pretty difficult to explain feelings of nothingness to people who feel a general something-ness. Under any circumstance, feeling nothing feels awful.Īnhedonia may be described as the loss of interest in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities such as friends, family, hobbies, work, food, sex, and laughter, but some might say this description pales in comparison to real-life experience. In grief, it is common to experience emotional numbness, especially in the days to weeks following the death.
Anhedonia is one of the main symptoms of major depressive disorder, but someone might also experience this sort of reaction in response to things like anxiety or trauma.
The technical word for feeling nothing is anhedonia. There are so many things one can feel in this life – anger, joy, jealousy, love, shame, happiness, embarrassment, amusement, sadness, euphoria, frustration. The roller coaster of emotion whips over high peaks, spins, and dips, over and over again – it’s thrilling, and it’s scary, and it’s one hell of a ride.Įxcept now, I want you to imagine that one day you get on the roller coaster, and as it climbs, falls, twists, and turns, you realize that you feel nothing. You are sitting in a tiny cart being whipped around like a wet noodle, wondering why everyone else is laughing and throwing their hands in the air. Is this Normal?, Grief Articles for Beginners, Shock and Numbness
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