Does anyone else feel...empty?

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PirateKing

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Waking up and having no goal, no real emotion toward anything? Not depressed or happy, just empty? You do things for the sake of doing? Has anyone gone through this and actually arrived somewhere? I can't even "feel" anything from my hobbies.

What is this weird stage I'm at. Anyone else here?
 
Depression isn't the same thing as being sad. Emotional flatness is depression, too. And if you're having anhedonia on top of that you probably are depressed.
 
I am prone to this as well. It was much worse when I was single and in college. I'd go to school, do some work, play video games, rinse and repeat. It is a very empty lifestyle.
 
Depression isn't the same thing as being sad. Emotional flatness is depression, too. And if you're having anhedonia on top of that you probably are depressed.

is it ? at this point, I just feel emotionally lazy

too lazy to even feel stuff, online or off really.
 
im in love with a chick who is currently in venezuela and we have plans for the future but they wont materialize (ie I dont get to see her either) for the next 5 months

it's kinda all I have going on right now so im like in a vacuum waiting. Life is pretty boring when you can't immediatly do what you truly want. It kinda feels like emptiness tbh
 
Yeah kind of. I think the pampered nature of life in the west has removed any feeling from life. I don't really feel like I'm doing anything significant.
 
is it ? at this point, I just feel emotionally lazy

too lazy to even feel stuff, online or off really.

It certainly can be, it's a depressive symptom for me alongside 'laziness', but I suppose everyone is different. My point was just that people usually just see depression as being down in the dumps, and it can be that, but mood disorders have a lot of forms they can take.
 
Yeah, I sort of feel that way. I don't have a life goal right now, and without anything to strive towards I kind of feel empty. My life is great and I enjoy my free time, but I really feel like I don't have the work/life balance that I truly desire.
 
Aside from no depression, this is exactly how I've felt for a long time. I wish I could force some positive feelings out of myself, but I just cant do it. Everyday that goes by is just another addition to all the waste time I've accumulated, and I'm no closer to gaining anything I would want. My life is empty, with no purpose.
 
Yeah, I know the feeling. Sometimes I force myself to do things to pass time, other times I just sit, doing nothing. Lately, I struggle to get enjoyment out of life and out of my hobbies. Even gaming, which used to help a lot of my problems, doesn't do much for me lately.
 
Sounds like depression.

I get like that when I think about how impossible it seems to achieve what I want, and I spiral way down to "What's the point?"

Mostly try to stay occupied, make the best of it.
 
This could be a symptom of depression. You may want to talk to a doctor about it. Don't let a chemical imbalance in your brain ruin your life.
I recommend you seek out and watch all the nature documentaries put out by BBC narrated / hosted by David Attenborough, not just the recent stuff but the older ones too. Kill some time while learning about this planet you live on.
I went through a similar period where I watched a lot of different documentaries, discussions / debates between atheists and religious people, etc that really helped me to come to terms with my world view.
 
I dont know man, for sure you should see what's up with yourself but I wouldnt take the internet's approach either

it's like one of those threads where someone goes "my GF cheated on me, what do?" and everyone circlejerks around DUMP HER ASS KILL HER GET TO THE GYM AND GET HOOKERS

every situation is peculiar and taking advice from people 100% outside of it is not always the best. I wouldnt take all these "YOU ARE CLINICALLY DEPRESSED" shouts to heart and go get meds.

maybe try new hobbies, find something that interests you and gives you purpose
 
Depression isn't the same thing as being sad. Emotional flatness is depression, too. And if you're having anhedonia on top of that you probably are depressed.

Basically this, OP. Personally, I've had multiple bouts of depression, the longest of which happened around 2008 or so, lasting around a year and a half where I basically just stopped talking to people I knew and gave up on gaming, which was basically my only hobby. The only advice I can really give is to try something different, attempt to meet some new people, anything to get yourself out of feeling empty inside.
 
Waking up and having no goal, no real emotion toward anything? Not depressed or happy, just empty? You do things for the sake of doing? Has anyone gone through this and actually arrived somewhere? I can't even "feel" anything from my hobbies.

What is this weird stage I'm at. Anyone else here?

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Try something else, like a diet or workout.

Music keeps me away from all the daily ennui.
I'm fairly healthy and I go to gym. This is not the problem.

Get off the internet and train hop for a few months.

I get on the net max an hour a day. I'm on a train almost every day and I'm pretty social, meeting up with my best friend at least 3-4 times a week.

I don't think it's depression. It's more like, ''I've done this so many times, and now I'm not sure what new things to try out.''
 
I don't think it's depression. It's more like, ''I've done this so many times, and now I'm not sure what new things to try out.''

I live in a small country so im familiar with that feeling

planning on moving to another country for a couple months in july. it can be worth doing if it's something you can manage
 
I live in a small country so im familiar with that feeling

planning on moving to another country for a couple months in july. it can be worth doing if it's something you can manage

Would love to but studying is pretty expensive and time consuming so it's out of option :(
 
Emptiness is just being fully aware of the pointlessness of our existance. Most of us will live and die without ever making contact with our dreams.
 
I get on the net max an hour a day. I'm on a train almost every day and I'm pretty social, meeting up with my best friend at least 3-4 times a week.

I don't think it's depression. It's more like, ''I've done this so many times, and now I'm not sure what new things to try out.''

I donno maybe that's too much? I guess my point was maybe you just need a new setting for a while? Do something spontaneous. You may want to try the advice of others here and seek out a doctor first.
 
I don't think it's depression. It's more like, ''I've done this so many times, and now I'm not sure what new things to try out.''

Well obviously I don't know anything about you, but seems pretty clear that you feel like you're in a rut and don't have anything in your life that excites you or gives you that feeling of genuinely being alive. Also seems like you might have correctly prescribed the solution, meaning you should just shake things up wherever possible, dropping things you don't have interest in and picking up some new hobbies or things like that, which you're probably aware of.

So I guess all I can say is that I know the feeling, and it happens, and you'll probably be on the other side of it relatively soon, so no worries. I think Carl Jung called that feeling of shiftlessness the 'modern neurosis' or something like that.

And I personally found a lot of inspiration reading the works of Joseph Campbell and Alan Watts. Who knows how much you read already, but maybe check out some topic like that. Really nice feeling to open your mind up to a new subject or a new way of looking at things.
 
I used to feel depressed and empty, not wanting to do the things I normally loved. Video games were too much work compared to sitting on the internet all night, and watching great shows was a hassle. Work was the same thing every day, just slogging through with no advancement, not getting anywhere and being generally unhappy doing it. Then I completely ruined my life. After losing my future, I discovered I'm excited by driving very fast, and might have pursued that interest as a career if I had the chance. I also acquired a girlfriend, which I would be very excited about if I didn't already know it won't end well at all.

I guess if I had to give you advice from my experience, I'd say mix things up and do something different, until you find something that makes your heart race with excitement. Or go see a doctor about it. No good comes from feeling depressed/empty and just wishing for it to get better; it will actually get worse.
 
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