Our goal is to help you navigate these challenging emotions and improve your mental health care routine. Remember, it's okay to seek help and take steps toward feeling better. We hope this video can help those are feeling stuck
When you're used to nothing but heartache, disappointment, letdowns, setbacks, people using you all the time, plus being abused as a young kid, you tend to feel numb all the time. Disappointment becomes normal, the emptiness feeling is endless because at every turn, something bad or negative, keeps happening. 😢😢
I haven't experienced such that bad, but still a few of them. And sometimes Alexithymia is very helpful when you meet problems in life. But now, I've gotten used to them so much that I've had struggles to get rid of it
Pretty understandable. Disconnecting from your emotions is the only way to stay sane and regulated when your baseline is sadness, pain, and disappointment. Its good when bad things happen, but depressing when your cant feel joy or excitement when you should.
I was literally thinking...how nowadays i dont feel anything...no excitement for any festival...party or anything..i just feel numb and can't connect with people
Seema sreshtha....i cant able to remember it but i have seen your comment somewhere in some other video...just out of curiosity im typing this but i felt like hey hey ive seen her *the photo and the name😂 haha but if you ask why evn i dont know i just remembered it haha.... unexpected but funny right
I can ABSOLUTELY relate to the first point mentioned about "cruising through life on autopilot". While I mostly feel that I AM in control of my life, sometimes I feel that I'm going through each day passively.
@@pi3.14etcMaybe just don't try to figure it out. We don't have to try to understand everything. I'd say just do what you feel like doing without putting much thoughts into this because what does it matter anyway?
I mean im 28 years old in the time of writing this response, and im just happy i only have to serve an another approximate 52 years more, before i can leave this world. My birthday used to be one of the happiest days of the year to me. Now i feel more and more that its a punishment to grow older, for each year passing. And i feel less and less like wanting to celebrate my birthday anymore. But i have to, for my mother. Ive grown tired of life, but i have to wing it for the next, as mentioned above, 52 years to come, so at least the humans around me can be happy, im still here. Not really that I want to, and neither do i really believe anyone would miss me. Im a burden to society, and have always been....
@@anderstermansen130 Then screw society and live for yourself? I mean: what does it matter? It's what I do atm. I stay out of public things as much as I can and just play the games that I like. I still have a cat to care for, but once he's gone of old age I may step out if bored.
@@anderstermansen130 im half your age and feel the same. I don't want to get older and im sick of life already, I hate the way I am. im 99% sure im autistic yet havent got a diagnosis i fucking hate not understanding myself and being different from everyone else its tiring
Timestamp! -0:22 What is alexithymia? -0:49 Signs of alexithymia -1:57 Causes of alexithymia -2:43 Living with alexithymia -3:22 Ways to cope with alexithymia
There's hope in Jesus. He helped me. He healed me and he strenghtens me every day 🥰❤ I would be dead without him... Most diagnoses are actually demonic oppression. Anyways He is coming back very soon for believers. Please do not be left behind with this sick world. Kids will disappear around the world, then His true believers! Jesus is coming back! Make Him your Saviour! He loves you!❤️ Jesus promised 2 000y ago that He will come back for everybody who accepted His payment ( His death) for all sins. Only God knows the future and it is Jesus right now speaking through His prophets and telling us about coming destruction of Damscus, Turkey, Berlin. He told us that right before He removes His TRUE believers from this earth there will be Alaska earthquakes 7.6 and 7.3 and Freemason Temple in Philadelphia will fall. He will literally pull us out of this world ( kids first) so that we don't have to stay for the Judgment ( the Apocalypse). You can still call out to Him to save you after kids are gone, He will rescue you too❤️ Jesus is waiting for u! ❤️Call out to Him! We are now in the last pages of the Bible. What saves us is faith that Jesus shed His blood for our sins, died on the cross, and rose three days later. It is God's grace that saves us and nothing that we do! ❤️🙌😊 Pure faith! Links to prophets: www.youtube.com/@SeekHeavenlyThings/featured youtube.com/@strengthfortoday4472?si=0Me3leuGqk2g3ZIR www.youtube.com/@FaithOVERFear44/featured youtube.com/@mckennamccue2417?si=0brlBUkUwVi4zLDs
Literally because I used to be a really emotional person and I was happy most of the time but than I went through trauma, and OCD, and depression and now I feel nothing. I’m nonchalant about everything.
And your username is goofball lol, but same here I remember struggling to breathe while very over something then it's been nonchalant with everything. Just cool...
Formally Diagnosed 2 years ago( on top of being “broken” )w Autism belated to 2000 when formally diagnosed w ADHD. But to me these LABELS are just names for what I’ve lived with “forever”. Nothing changed R-E-A-L-L-Y. Nothing changed as medical professionals can’t /couldn’t help even though I changed psych 6 times.
I started following this page and how much I’ve learned about my emotions is crazy to me. I hope everyone reading this has a good day and remember, one day at a time. ❤️🌸 accepting our emotions and accepting we need help is ok
@@ruchipatel929 what has worked for me, is accepting. Learning to accept the things I can’t change. And changing the things about myself that were making me so miserable. It takes time. OH and lots of fresh air. Lots of hikes, walks. Man. I hate seeing buildings every single day. Makes me sad.
@@yummyeats13 thank you for your response. Yes it's take time to accept. But things are very tricky to understand some time. yes I love to explore world, but responsibility and work you know. I'm living near mountains but my inner self lost somewhere. But yes I'm trying. And first time someone response to my text. Feeling happy. 😊 Thank you!
@@ruchipatel929 tell me about it, I work a full time job so trust me. I totally get you. Yes of course don’t even thank me. Always happy to spread positivity :)
Went thru childhood with trauma, then it strengthened thru teenhood, heightened during early 20s, a long the way went thru bullying, a divorce, and several close calls with death, along the way this accompanied me along with other issues, now my 30s are spent fixing and healing, thanks to this channel I can move forward, remember there is always HOPE
yeah it really sucks but i found that changing what platform is usually play on kind of helped, i recently bought a 3ds and its giving me some fun than usual, but still not as much as i used to 🥲🥲
I remember telling my teacher that, rather than experiencing all types of emotions, the world always seemed gray and dull to me. I can’t even remember the last time I didn’t eventually return to my state of numbness.
I think it would feel scary , if I actually could feel my emotions. I’m numb too , I can’t feel anything anymore. I hope that your symptoms fade away and you find your way through this. Thank you for sharing.
Yeah I realise now that I don’t use words like I’m sad, or happy or anxious or excited like precise emotions. I use words like heavy or euphoric because they’re so general.
I feel like I am super aware and have gained the knowledge to discern what “I am feeling”. Even though I really have no thoughts towards them and barely cry unless I am usually extremely angry
It's sad that my father just told me a few hours ago that l have no feelings, And he's wrong. the point is that people who don't know you very well, will think that your empty. EVERYONE has feelings but sometimes we don't feel the need to show them or the situation is not allowing you. So that's why most of the people having the idea that other people have no feelings
I’ve been emotionally abused by a narcissistic parent which is why I shut down emotionally when I’m around them. Any sign of emotion fuels them and gives them power. Same with my sibling. They think I’m unemotional but the truth is I don’t want to enable their behaviour and give them what they’re looking for.
@@susanlisson7066I can relate to this so very well. Grew up from a single mother with paranoia, & narcissism. Top it off, she’s a fanatical Christian. Childhood was a blast. Still debating why I’m still here as an adult. I can’t really connect to others due to my own detachment, & trust issues. TBH, I’m really tired of the “care taker” toke society has seen fit to compartmentalize me into for their personal exploitation, yet I can’t see a way out of the continuous abuse cycle. 🤷♂️ Death will eventually come, & free me.
@@hicknopunk I understand that. My question still stands. I would like to know the difference between the two. Are they an interchangeable symptom of the same causes? Are they completely separate from one another? How can one tell the difference between the two within their own life’s experiences?
There's hope in Jesus. He helped me. He healed me and he strenghtens me every day 🥰❤ I would be dead without him... Most diagnoses are actually demonic oppression. Anyways He is coming back very soon for believers. Please do not be left behind with this sick world. Kids will disappear around the world, then His true believers! Jesus is coming back! Make Him your Saviour! He loves you!❤️ Jesus promised 2 000y ago that He will come back for everybody who accepted His payment ( His death) for all sins. Only God knows the future and it is Jesus right now speaking through His prophets and telling us about coming destruction of Damscus, Turkey, Berlin. He told us that right before He removes His TRUE believers from this earth there will be Alaska earthquakes 7.6 and 7.3 and Freemason Temple in Philadelphia will fall. He will literally pull us out of this world ( kids first) so that we don't have to stay for the Judgment ( the Apocalypse). You can still call out to Him to save you after kids are gone, He will rescue you too❤️ Jesus is waiting for u! ❤️Call out to Him! We are now in the last pages of the Bible. What saves us is faith that Jesus shed His blood for our sins, died on the cross, and rose three days later. It is God's grace that saves us and nothing that we do! ❤️🙌😊 Pure faith! Links to prophets: www.youtube.com/@SeekHeavenlyThings/featured youtube.com/@strengthfortoday4472?si=0Me3leuGqk2g3ZIR www.youtube.com/@FaithOVERFear44/featured youtube.com/@mckennamccue2417?si=0brlBUkUwVi4zLDs
It's scary how this channel is so accurate of what topic and when to drop these videos right about when I experience it, but I'm thankful that this video dropped it really helped me understand myself more
feeling this too. And some how, this helps me not feeling alone anymore. Many times it's hard to me to discern my feelings and even communicate with others
I always feel empty Since I was little, thinking used to do things to me I didn’t know I could do. Always being overwhelmed by certain feelings I didn’t even know, isolating myself, letting people gaslight me because I didn’t know how to act “Human”.
I described this disorder shortly in my thesis about autism which I just finished making the presentation on. Thanks for the video, it's described very clearly and simple. Friday I'll present my paper. Love from Belgium❤
Taoism helped me appreciate alexithymia. Nonduality teaches us that nothing is the same as everything. The dao is the cup that is empty, yet can pour itself out infinitely. Its the nature of our world, and to always give is the nature of the world. I would separate myself from others, and was afraid to give in excess, due to my feeling empty. It felt like nothing was enough, but as I gave more love, I saw nothing WAS enough.
Spent 26 years wondering why I didn't fit in and stuff, never knew there was a word for why I felt so crazy compared to everybody else, very comforting to know I'm not
I was recently diagnosed with adhd at 32 and I came across Alexithymia in one of the books I’m reading. I never thought much of it. But today something happened and despite my logic and other people views on the matter I have this unexplained feeling which made me realise that my rumination is never about the subject itself but its the discomfort of not knowing what I actually feel. I’ve recently figured that once I can place a name to my unexplained emotion I start to feel better and I do this by journaling and speaking with family and friends. Then I saw this video and I resonate with it so much. Therapy is so expensive and all the coping skills I have is based on books and videos such as these and for me it’s fun getting to know myself in this way. I’m sure it’s easier with therapy but yeah financially not possible and I genuinely enjoy learning anyway.
Also perhaps I have autistic traits as well but it’s neither here nor there! I think I’m just happy to find healthy coping skills and in the end of the day the point is making myself feel less burdened. I suppose it doesn’t really matter for me if I am sad or angry I can accept those emotions. What I can’t stand is the unknown as well the burden that I feel with it.
I struggle with distinct conditions that are a lot of times beyond unbearable, but this condition seems equally frightening and agonizing! I hope somehow we all escape our darkness! The sooner the better obviously! Have a good one!
Oh my goodness! I was so happy to see this notification, and realize what it’s about. I’ve struggled with alexithymia my whole life, and spent the first nine years of it thinking “emotions” were just a cruel joke that everyone was in on, in a goal to make me feel stupid. I seriously thought they weren’t real, and I’d throw the usual childhood temper tantrums while thinking I wasn’t mad, because I wasn’t feeling anything at all are far as I was aware. It’s so good to see this video dedicated to it when it’s talked about so little. Hopefully it can help others work through the process of discovery, and even teach those without such struggles so they can better understand “us.”
I can only imagine the relief you felt seeing a video about alexithymia! It sounds like you've been through a lot trying to understand your own emotions. It's definitely not a condition that gets talked about enough. So glad this video came out the right time for you!
Wow!!! This is the best explanation I've ever seen for alexithymia. Many of my emotions are like amorphous shapes on the other side of a wall; I sometimes know something needs to be processed, but it takes time, quiet, and often writing to discover what it is. Sometimes what I call "anxiety" or "confusion" is really an emotion needing to be processed. The only real difference between the description in the video and my experience is that I actually write fiction, and it is through that fiction that I can sometimes realize feelings that are hidden from my conscious mind.
So i saw the thumbnail and it reminded me of a topic that not enough people speak of, that is Apathy. Apathy is such a scary condition and, honestly, one of the most dangerous. If there was ever a channel on youtube that i trust to speak about this subject, it would be this one.
That's a really interesting point! Apathy definitely doesn't get talked about enough, and it can have a serious impact on people's lives. I'm glad the thumbnail sparked this conversation, and we appreciate your trust in us to tackle this important topic. We hope the video delivers insightful information and helpful tips for dealing with apathy.
I don't know how to describe my past years, For last 4.5 year I have lived with the hope that things may get better with time but they didn't, instead it seems like they are getting worse I cannot even remember any good memory that I might have created with anyone, all the good memories I have is me sitting alone in some place like cinema, restaurants or parks. I want to connect with people but I don't feel like I deserve it partly because of my own flaws and partly because of the look that everyone gives me whenever I'm around. All my friends (I'm not sure if I can call them friends) they just give me that look that make me feels like I shouldn't have the right to exist, and all other colleagues just ignores me, they don't even considers me worthy of their time. Maybe I'm exaggerating the situation, but I have been feeling it for a long period of time. I just wrote it to make myself feel good❤
Michele lee nieves watch her channel... It seems lke u r seeking validation from outside.. You are a wonderful person as you are and u deserve the best.. Have faith in urself.. Love urself... May Lord krushnas blessings be with u always.
I went in to a therapist bc I’ve been in this state for so long. Expressing emotions or even feeling them is something I’m unable to do. When I went in, she told me “I don’t know how to help you” I decided to do journaling :)
Wow, I’ve been feeling like this my whole life after I went through some trauma with my older sister I didn’t even know this was a thing thank you so much
i think i was born with it, when i was younger i was horrible with emotions but rather than traumatized into having it i was traumatized into getting my emotions together i was very blank, i couldn’t explain my emotions or identify them, i had no idea empathy was a thing till i was a teen because i never felt it, i knew emotions existed and that people felt them but i could never understand the emotions or why people felt them my mom would cry because she couldn’t understand what was wrong with me and took me to so many doctors trying to understand but she never found anything i was a very logical child and thought emotions made things worse and could never understand why people would get so upset over simple things but whenever i showed signs of alexithyma i was yelled at, called heartless or a horrible person by friends and family so i forced myself to learn emotions and pretended to be empathetic and everything that isn’t alexithyma but when doing these things i felt nothing i would hug my friends while they were crying but be completely blank now that im finding myself again after leaving a toxic household, getting healthy and no longer masking it’s coming back some part of me is glad i don’t have to pretend i understand emotions but everyone around me is upset that im going back to how i was uncaring and very little emotion or expression of them maybe if i was diagnosed with adhd sooner i could’ve worked on this too in a healthier way rather than forcing myself to present feelings for survival sorry this was kinda a rant lol i hope to those who read it understand what im trying to say
This is so real. I'm slightly OCD, got autism and ADHD and trauma (been healing tho) I'm getting better, it's still difficult to listen to my heart but now I can tune into it.
I talked to a girl and she told me about envy… and I didn’t understand it and I didn’t even understand falling in love… I can’t enjoy those romantic movie or stories and just reading science books. I finally found out what was wrong with me
Well actually I know some one who has alexithymia... And that is me...😢😢😢 I never know when my emotions change or what am i feeling... Its like i am feeling happy then it feels that why am i happy... For what reason? Every thing is going to end soon. Thank you so much 😊 For this video 📸
You might be the first person in the comments I have seen who has it. People with natural emotions cannot really begin to understand the video. It isn't about other people misunderstanding you. It is about you misunderstanding you.
Reasons why i for feel emptiness # 1 Suffering from severe Depression # 2 dealing with Trauma # 3 unable to enjoy activities nowadays that used to bring me joy # 4 Being bored So i understand this topic very well.
A main reason in particular is that you feel like a none living object (not lively). For me the world is a pitch black silhouette and the system is just objectively unbalanced. I feel like a Tool which needs to finish its final task before breaking, and i assume you know what i mean by "breaking"
I have never heard of this but now many things seem to make sense to me in terms of understanding loved ones. How could I imagine this could be a reason? I couldn’t. Please remember to reach out for help. And that all you are going through is valid ❤
Meditation retreats really helped me immensely with alexithymia as a late diagnosed autistic person, even before diagnosis. Sesshins especially. Be prepared to cry your eyes out at unexpected times.
This is great stuff. I've been in friendship with someone who quite literally cannot express a thing. A lot of this video sounds verbatim how he describes his inner head space and his heart. We have had many conversations about "family, connectedness, community, expression, and boundaries." And they all see to just disappear in the ether. We ran into the very real possibility that he may have Autism coupled with deep depression and generally little self-worth. But even with ADhD and a potential Autism diagnosis, it just seemed to me a bit off. I've been pushing for therapy for over a year, but the way he logics himself out of help has been a strain on our relationship, the relationships he has had with others, and on his own well-being. Its been on repeat: I dont know what I need, I dont know what I feel, I dont know what I want etc. And what we have noticed that comes with it sometimes feels like both an energy drain for others, and a complete disregard for both feelings and boundaries. Never knew there was a name for this, but after showing this video to his friend, we may be able to support him a bit differently now. Good stuff, thank you for the information!
I remember first discovering this and heavily researching it because I was trying to discern if it’s something I *actually* struggle with or if it’s just emotional numbness/avoidance. While I do have PTSD and suffer from depression, anxiety and heavy relate to what’s said in the video, I think (regarding myself) it’s just numbness. Therapy and support workshops have been helpful for me and I’m learning to identify things more which I’m happy about.
I don't really cry unless i talk, it's like when i don't do anything in my life im happy. But when i do something in my life im sad. When i talk, im sad about it, i always talk because i always have to something to think about. Sometimes talking makes me feel a lot better, if i don't talk i just feel weird.
I recently went on vacation, and I thought I could finally feel excitement about it once it started. I'm still on my vacation, and I still feel the same.
I can relate to this a lot, with the amount of abuse and trauma i had as a kid. I used to be fairly emotional and energetic as a kid. Once i got diagnosed with severe depression at 13, i became very emotionless as i got older. And its not getting any better. To the point where i get referred to as "the man with no emotions" at times. It doesn't bother me but its very noticeable now.
It sounds like you've been through a lot, dealing with abuse and trauma as a child. It's completely understandable how that could lead to feeling emotionally numb, especially after a depression diagnosis at 13. We hope you have the help, resources and a strong support system to support your healing journey.
As a person with Alexithymia this means so much. it’s very very frustrating when I’m hanging out with friends or classmates because often times they ask if im okay because I am unable to express my emotions at the time. If the event is exciting or upsetting it’s hard for me to express those emotions and I often think of the term “heartless” when in reality I’m not heartless, it’s just the inability to express and show those emotions. And I don’t even know those emotions either which makes it even harder. With Alexithymia it makes it very hard to make friends and oftentimes I have to mask emotions to be able to fit in, that way people don’t see me as a jerk or careless. If you do ever meet a person Alexithymia be aware that they aren’t careless, we do care. The ability to express and communicate those emotions are barriers we have to experience everyday.
I shut mine down several years ago. Since I have no family and prefer solitude to company -> It was far, far easier than dealing with them. Plus, it’s way cheaper than trying to talk to any paid professional about any of it.
I’m coping with gaming ngl, I don’t even feel like doing much else. Creating new good habits feels impossible and I can’t seem to stick with anything because almost nothing feels meaningful or fun. Whatever I else I try to do feels like a drag.
Im on medicine for this very reason ... only reason i seeked help was my 4 year old. Feeling pain or nothing at all doesnt bother me but id love to be more present for him ❤
This is me. There are times even tears can't describe the emptiness I feel. It is like I am just a corpse who exists among the alive. It is like I am an empty shell.
from a past personal experience with sociopathy i can say that a sociopath frequently shift between feeling nothing and feeling rage as it's almost the only emotion he can feel , that explain the impulsive nature
As a guy with OCD, I can relate to this, unfortunately. My girlfriend cried when she lost her sparring match in Taekwondo and I felt nothing. I was so nervous and emotionally tense during her match because I didn't want her to get hurt. But when the match ended and she was crying from the shame she felt by her loss, I felt nothing.
I have been like this for almost a year now when my best friend stabbed me in the back and since them i was unable to feel properly. I went to my therapist and he told me i might have alexithymia. After watching this video, i relate to everything and wondering if my therapist was right... thank you for making this video
i kinda relate to 'signs' part, i dont just have this in a day or two but (almost) EVERYDAY. when i try to identify my emotions i usually look for the headaches, speed and intensity of the heartbeat, facial expressions and the rest is my body language. even in fits of rage, i was able to (sometimes) think straight (though for whatever reason i continued my impulse even with conscious thought) even if my face says otherwise. when people question about how i feel, i usually say "i'm good" as i don't know what to say about the emptiness inside of me. i never wish this ever to my worst enemy.
Ive been trying to figure myself out for like 5 years and I think I can finally start with this. I can relate to basically all of it but have never been that bothered to fix it but i think it would be worth looking into now i know where to start
you know I don't know if I have this but I found Music is an absolutely great way to at least attempt to share emotion :) to a degree of course but very useful medium
a very needed video, thankyou for talking about alexithymia;; been through it from a very long time;; and like others told in the comments, people around us don't seem to understand (maybe a good thing too lol)
Talk about our emotions isn't easy. Building a relationship with someone who has alexithymia can be challenging, but with understanding and patience, it's definitely possible. Communicate clearly and directly, as they may struggle with non-verbal cues. Be patient and encourage them to express their emotions, even if it's difficult. Exploring alternative ways to express feelings, like writing or art, can also help. Create a supportive and non-judgmental environment, and pay attention to their actions, which might be their way of showing love. Remember to set healthy boundaries and take care of yourself too. 👍
As always, very general ! And it depends on everyone ! I LOVE THE EMPTINESS 🤍🤍🤍 Everyone has his or her way of expressing EMPTINESS is 🤍🤍 For me, EMPTINESS means PEACEFUL ! 😍😍🤍🤍🤍 because it’s something that you feel and not TELL ! It’s up to everyone to feel that if it’s something positive or not ! Peace 🕊️ !
Difficulty identifying emotions past good or bad is definitely what I’m feeling. My friend asks me everyday how I’m feeling, but I can never elaborate beyond I’m feeling “strange”.
I am autistic, have a bit of depression. And I can somehow relate to this video in many ways, for example, people tell me: you must be proud of yourself. I don’t think I have ever felt proud just automatically after I do something like that. Sometimes things in life get to be too much, I break down tearing crying sometimes at school, it almost feels like my heart feels so much, but can’t understand how to express the feelings. I’m not very vocal about this stuff.
😢 I have had this feeling for most of my life. I had a brother, 2 years my senior. In pre-school, a carer, from our daycare would walk us home as my brother was 6 and I was 4, at the time. I saw dad's car on the sloping edge of the park, and bolted toward him. Both my brother and I were pretty athletic, so the race was on....we got to the car simultaneously, and both lost our minds simultaneously. Our dad was bloated, and a strange grey shade of blue and green. Hard to explain. Yeah, tough one, short version thereafter, we were raised by a hardworking mom, and her alcoholic mom also stayed with us...Lots of embarrassing moments with Cecil around. 😊 Forward to 1992, mom dies of an brain embolism at the age of 36. I was 15, my brother 17. A year later, my gran drank herself to death...she just kept at it 'till her liver burst. Ffwd to 1996. I am living with someone, and my boet and his babymomma are always at each other's throats. He also served in our police force, and always had his duty 9mm with him. She came to my flat once, crying fiercely, and said my brother had told her she was too fat and ugly so to never to expect anyone besides him take pity on her and to be greatful. 😊 She was an amazing friend, daughter and mom to their 1stborn, when we both decided enough is enough, and the 2 and 1/2 of us got a brand new flat together. August 31 1996. We move our furniture into the new place while my boet is at work. She heads off to fetch 1stborn along with her colleagues' 15 year old sister, who just went along for the joyride. I leave to go fetch odds and ends I still have at my old place. We will meet in 1.5 hours. 2 hours. 3 hours. I speed to her mom's house - all is dark and quiet. Next, I speed to their old house like a bat from hell, also very quiet but the entire cul-de-sac is filled with lights and Sirens. 🚓 🚑 🚒 The only survivor, their son. He sees to gone home, realised her stuff all missing and went to look for her at her mom's. When he saw their son there, but none of there stuff, he must've know. He did however stay calm and collected, and whe she showed up to pick the baby, he ashes if she would mind just dropping him off at home first. Early the next morning, after wanting to know my boet's whereabouts so I could go confront him, another shock, he had shot his GF, the teen who just went along for the joyride...finished his beers and then shot himself, leaving that baby in a car with three bodies 😢 He is a champ though. 28 year old living the life abroad #Praisebe The thing I find though, it is so hard. Surviving the days filled with grief, anger, frustration, loneliness and survivors guilt. But, I am still here, though I question why, almost daily. Some days, something small like a smell, or a sound can put me right back there... despite the 28 years that have gone by.... #everydaystruggles
I am sorry that happened to you. God bless you. I am currently in a relationship and i cant help but feel numb, it comes and goes and it hurts me so badly. I love my girlfriend but i have doubts about whether i should leave her or not, its scary because at the same time I love her and i want to stay but my feelings come and go. We have been together for 5 months now. I want to stay with her but I need help dealing with my numb feelings. I understand if you cant help me but I just wanted to put this out there in case anyone is in the same situation i am in right now.
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When you're used to nothing but heartache, disappointment, letdowns, setbacks, people using you all the time, plus being abused as a young kid, you tend to feel numb all the time. Disappointment becomes normal, the emptiness feeling is endless because at every turn, something bad or negative, keeps happening. 😢😢
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I haven't experienced such that bad, but still a few of them. And sometimes Alexithymia is very helpful when you meet problems in life. But now, I've gotten used to them so much that I've had struggles to get rid of it
i feel you, have a shitty childhood too. truly empty, not even memories
Pretty understandable. Disconnecting from your emotions is the only way to stay sane and regulated when your baseline is sadness, pain, and disappointment. Its good when bad things happen, but depressing when your cant feel joy or excitement when you should.
Feel like this 90% of the time not gonna lie
We hope this video can help you out! It's ok to reach out for help if you need
Honestly same
@@gay_4u we'll get trough this someday (i hope)
Same
100% of time for last decade of 7. No one could help so withdrew and listened if any moments of recognition
I was literally thinking...how nowadays i dont feel anything...no excitement for any festival...party or anything..i just feel numb and can't connect with people
You're literally me fr...will you be my friend tho?
Then don't connect to people if you can't. Does it matter if you feel numb around others or alone?
Literally man, shit sucks
Seema sreshtha....i cant able to remember it but i have seen your comment somewhere in some other video...just out of curiosity im typing this but i felt like hey hey ive seen her *the photo and the name😂 haha but if you ask why evn i dont know i just remembered it haha.... unexpected but funny right
@@J_M_V0704 😂😂
I can ABSOLUTELY relate to the first point mentioned about "cruising through life on autopilot". While I mostly feel that I AM in control of my life, sometimes I feel that I'm going through each day passively.
I'm confused, I can't even understand my feelings enough to know if I feel like this. I don't even get how to figure it out
@@pi3.14etcMaybe just don't try to figure it out. We don't have to try to understand everything. I'd say just do what you feel like doing without putting much thoughts into this because what does it matter anyway?
I mean im 28 years old in the time of writing this response, and im just happy i only have to serve an another approximate 52 years more, before i can leave this world.
My birthday used to be one of the happiest days of the year to me. Now i feel more and more that its a punishment to grow older, for each year passing. And i feel less and less like wanting to celebrate my birthday anymore. But i have to, for my mother.
Ive grown tired of life, but i have to wing it for the next, as mentioned above, 52 years to come, so at least the humans around me can be happy, im still here.
Not really that I want to, and neither do i really believe anyone would miss me. Im a burden to society, and have always been....
@@anderstermansen130 Then screw society and live for yourself? I mean: what does it matter? It's what I do atm. I stay out of public things as much as I can and just play the games that I like. I still have a cat to care for, but once he's gone of old age I may step out if bored.
@@anderstermansen130 im half your age and feel the same. I don't want to get older and im sick of life already, I hate the way I am. im 99% sure im autistic yet havent got a diagnosis i fucking hate not understanding myself and being different from everyone else its tiring
I feel alone. Not because I'm alone really but because I don't feel understood and i don't understand my own feelings. That makes me to feel Alone...
Well said. You can be in a room full of people and feel more isolated than ever.
Timestamp!
-0:22 What is alexithymia?
-0:49 Signs of alexithymia
-1:57 Causes of alexithymia
-2:43 Living with alexithymia
-3:22 Ways to cope with alexithymia
Thank you!
@@galletgaming :)
Thank you 💙
@@liamdylan_yw8rv7 :)
There's hope in Jesus. He helped me. He healed me and he strenghtens me every day 🥰❤ I would be dead without him...
Most diagnoses are actually demonic oppression.
Anyways He is coming back very soon for believers. Please do not be left behind with this sick world.
Kids will disappear around the world, then His true believers! Jesus is coming back! Make Him your Saviour! He loves you!❤️
Jesus promised 2 000y ago that He will come back for everybody who accepted His payment ( His death) for all sins.
Only God knows the future and it is Jesus right now speaking through His prophets and telling us about coming destruction of Damscus, Turkey, Berlin. He told us that right before He removes His TRUE believers from this earth there will be Alaska earthquakes 7.6 and 7.3 and Freemason Temple in Philadelphia will fall.
He will literally pull us out of this world ( kids first) so that we don't have to stay for the Judgment ( the Apocalypse). You can still call out to Him to save you after kids are gone, He will rescue you too❤️
Jesus is waiting for u! ❤️Call out to Him! We are now in the last pages of the Bible. What saves us is faith that Jesus shed His blood for our sins, died on the cross, and rose three days later. It is God's grace that saves us and nothing that we do! ❤️🙌😊 Pure faith!
Links to prophets:
www.youtube.com/@SeekHeavenlyThings/featured
youtube.com/@strengthfortoday4472?si=0Me3leuGqk2g3ZIR
www.youtube.com/@FaithOVERFear44/featured
youtube.com/@mckennamccue2417?si=0brlBUkUwVi4zLDs
Literally because I used to be a really emotional person and I was happy most of the time but than I went through trauma, and OCD, and depression and now I feel nothing. I’m nonchalant about everything.
that's so relatable to me, and I think many others too
And your username is goofball lol, but same here I remember struggling to breathe while very over something then it's been nonchalant with everything. Just cool...
Formally Diagnosed 2 years ago( on top of being “broken” )w Autism belated to 2000 when formally diagnosed w ADHD. But to me these LABELS are just names for what I’ve lived with “forever”. Nothing changed
R-E-A-L-L-Y. Nothing changed as medical professionals can’t /couldn’t help even though I changed psych 6 times.
I started following this page and how much I’ve learned about my emotions is crazy to me. I hope everyone reading this has a good day and remember, one day at a time. ❤️🌸 accepting our emotions and accepting we need help is ok
I thought that same every time but how to help my self is bigger question! I'm floating with the life up and downs not know what to do how to do.
@@ruchipatel929 what has worked for me, is accepting. Learning to accept the things I can’t change. And changing the things about myself that were making me so miserable. It takes time. OH and lots of fresh air. Lots of hikes, walks. Man. I hate seeing buildings every single day. Makes me sad.
@@yummyeats13 thank you for your response. Yes it's take time to accept. But things are very tricky to understand some time. yes I love to explore world, but responsibility and work you know. I'm living near mountains but my inner self lost somewhere. But yes I'm trying. And first time someone response to my text. Feeling happy. 😊 Thank you!
@@ruchipatel929 tell me about it, I work a full time job so trust me. I totally get you. Yes of course don’t even thank me. Always happy to spread positivity :)
Went thru childhood with trauma, then it strengthened thru teenhood, heightened during early 20s, a long the way went thru bullying, a divorce, and several close calls with death, along the way this accompanied me along with other issues, now my 30s are spent fixing and healing, thanks to this channel I can move forward, remember there is always HOPE
I hate not being able to enjoy games I used to do before. :(
yeah it really sucks but i found that changing what platform is usually play on kind of helped, i recently bought a 3ds and its giving me some fun than usual, but still not as much as i used to 🥲🥲
If you have is I don't know why but you can't feel Pain one second and gone is true
I remember telling my teacher that, rather than experiencing all types of emotions, the world always seemed gray and dull to me. I can’t even remember the last time I didn’t eventually return to my state of numbness.
I think it would feel scary , if I actually could feel my emotions.
I’m numb too , I can’t feel anything anymore.
I hope that your symptoms fade away and you find your way through this.
Thank you for sharing.
Yeah I realise now that I don’t use words like I’m sad, or happy or anxious or excited like precise emotions. I use words like heavy or euphoric because they’re so general.
I feel like I am super aware and have gained the knowledge to discern what “I am feeling”. Even though I really have no thoughts towards them and barely cry unless I am usually extremely angry
It's sad that my father just told me a few hours ago that l have no feelings, And he's wrong. the point is that people who don't know you very well, will think that your empty.
EVERYONE has feelings but sometimes we don't feel the need to show them or the situation is not allowing you.
So that's why most of the people having the idea that other people have no feelings
I’ve been emotionally abused by a narcissistic parent which is why I shut down emotionally when I’m around them. Any sign of emotion fuels them and gives them power. Same with my sibling. They think I’m unemotional but the truth is I don’t want to enable their behaviour and give them what they’re looking for.
@@susanlisson7066I can relate to this so very well. Grew up from a single mother with paranoia, & narcissism. Top it off, she’s a fanatical Christian. Childhood was a blast. Still debating why I’m still here as an adult. I can’t really connect to others due to my own detachment, & trust issues. TBH, I’m really tired of the “care taker” toke society has seen fit to compartmentalize me into for their personal exploitation, yet I can’t see a way out of the continuous abuse cycle. 🤷♂️ Death will eventually come, & free me.
They are talking about people who cannot identify the emotions they feel. Nothing more or less.
@@hicknopunk I understand that. My question still stands. I would like to know the difference between the two. Are they an interchangeable symptom of the same causes? Are they completely separate from one another? How can one tell the difference between the two within their own life’s experiences?
There's hope in Jesus. He helped me. He healed me and he strenghtens me every day 🥰❤ I would be dead without him...
Most diagnoses are actually demonic oppression.
Anyways He is coming back very soon for believers. Please do not be left behind with this sick world.
Kids will disappear around the world, then His true believers! Jesus is coming back! Make Him your Saviour! He loves you!❤️
Jesus promised 2 000y ago that He will come back for everybody who accepted His payment ( His death) for all sins.
Only God knows the future and it is Jesus right now speaking through His prophets and telling us about coming destruction of Damscus, Turkey, Berlin. He told us that right before He removes His TRUE believers from this earth there will be Alaska earthquakes 7.6 and 7.3 and Freemason Temple in Philadelphia will fall.
He will literally pull us out of this world ( kids first) so that we don't have to stay for the Judgment ( the Apocalypse). You can still call out to Him to save you after kids are gone, He will rescue you too❤️
Jesus is waiting for u! ❤️Call out to Him! We are now in the last pages of the Bible. What saves us is faith that Jesus shed His blood for our sins, died on the cross, and rose three days later. It is God's grace that saves us and nothing that we do! ❤️🙌😊 Pure faith!
Links to prophets:
www.youtube.com/@SeekHeavenlyThings/featured
youtube.com/@strengthfortoday4472?si=0Me3leuGqk2g3ZIR
www.youtube.com/@FaithOVERFear44/featured
youtube.com/@mckennamccue2417?si=0brlBUkUwVi4zLDs
It's scary how this channel is so accurate of what topic and when to drop these videos right about when I experience it, but I'm thankful that this video dropped it really helped me understand myself more
I was just scrolling around to find something would calm me down and so sudden I found this video now I don't feel alone about this feeling.
feeling this too. And some how, this helps me not feeling alone anymore. Many times it's hard to me to discern my feelings and even communicate with others
@@PhuongNguyen-ns5mb Yes, it is a little difficult for me to communicate with others aswell but here we are.
seeing that most of us feel the same
I always feel empty
Since I was little, thinking used to do things to me I didn’t know I could do. Always being overwhelmed by certain feelings I didn’t even know, isolating myself, letting people gaslight me because I didn’t know how to act “Human”.
I'm so sorry that happened, you don't deserve that, your a human being who deserves comfort and understanding.
I described this disorder shortly in my thesis about autism which I just finished making the presentation on.
Thanks for the video, it's described very clearly and simple.
Friday I'll present my paper. Love from Belgium❤
The narrator has a soothing sounding voice.☺️
Taoism helped me appreciate alexithymia. Nonduality teaches us that nothing is the same as everything. The dao is the cup that is empty, yet can pour itself out infinitely. Its the nature of our world, and to always give is the nature of the world. I would separate myself from others, and was afraid to give in excess, due to my feeling empty. It felt like nothing was enough, but as I gave more love, I saw nothing WAS enough.
Spent 26 years wondering why I didn't fit in and stuff, never knew there was a word for why I felt so crazy compared to everybody else, very comforting to know I'm not
I love this new narrator! Thank you, @Stelyost!
Thanks for listening!!
I was recently diagnosed with adhd at 32 and I came across Alexithymia in one of the books I’m reading. I never thought much of it. But today something happened and despite my logic and other people views on the matter I have this unexplained feeling which made me realise that my rumination is never about the subject itself but its the discomfort of not knowing what I actually feel. I’ve recently figured that once I can place a name to my unexplained emotion I start to feel better and I do this by journaling and speaking with family and friends. Then I saw this video and I resonate with it so much. Therapy is so expensive and all the coping skills I have is based on books and videos such as these and for me it’s fun getting to know myself in this way. I’m sure it’s easier with therapy but yeah financially not possible and I genuinely enjoy learning anyway.
Also perhaps I have autistic traits as well but it’s neither here nor there! I think I’m just happy to find healthy coping skills and in the end of the day the point is making myself feel less burdened. I suppose it doesn’t really matter for me if I am sad or angry I can accept those emotions. What I can’t stand is the unknown as well the burden that I feel with it.
I struggle with distinct conditions that are a lot of times beyond unbearable, but this condition seems equally frightening and agonizing! I hope somehow we all escape our darkness! The sooner the better obviously! Have a good one!
I got diagnosed two weeks ago and I’ve been rethinking my life. A lot of things make sense now.
This has just helped me understand myself a lot more, THANKS!
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for all of them videos they help me so much keep the good work up
Oh my goodness! I was so happy to see this notification, and realize what it’s about. I’ve struggled with alexithymia my whole life, and spent the first nine years of it thinking “emotions” were just a cruel joke that everyone was in on, in a goal to make me feel stupid. I seriously thought they weren’t real, and I’d throw the usual childhood temper tantrums while thinking I wasn’t mad, because I wasn’t feeling anything at all are far as I was aware. It’s so good to see this video dedicated to it when it’s talked about so little. Hopefully it can help others work through the process of discovery, and even teach those without such struggles so they can better understand “us.”
I can only imagine the relief you felt seeing a video about alexithymia! It sounds like you've been through a lot trying to understand your own emotions. It's definitely not a condition that gets talked about enough. So glad this video came out the right time for you!
@@Psych2go thank you so very much
It feels more like watching a series than living a life.
Wow!!! This is the best explanation I've ever seen for alexithymia. Many of my emotions are like amorphous shapes on the other side of a wall; I sometimes know something needs to be processed, but it takes time, quiet, and often writing to discover what it is. Sometimes what I call "anxiety" or "confusion" is really an emotion needing to be processed. The only real difference between the description in the video and my experience is that I actually write fiction, and it is through that fiction that I can sometimes realize feelings that are hidden from my conscious mind.
So i saw the thumbnail and it reminded me of a topic that not enough people speak of, that is Apathy. Apathy is such a scary condition and, honestly, one of the most dangerous. If there was ever a channel on youtube that i trust to speak about this subject, it would be this one.
That's a really interesting point! Apathy definitely doesn't get talked about enough, and it can have a serious impact on people's lives.
I'm glad the thumbnail sparked this conversation, and we appreciate your trust in us to tackle this important topic. We hope the video delivers insightful information and helpful tips for dealing with apathy.
I don't know how to describe my past years, For last 4.5 year I have lived with the hope that things may get better with time but they didn't, instead it seems like they are getting worse I cannot even remember any good memory that I might have created with anyone, all the good memories I have is me sitting alone in some place like cinema, restaurants or parks. I want to connect with people but I don't feel like I deserve it partly because of my own flaws and partly because of the look that everyone gives me whenever I'm around. All my friends (I'm not sure if I can call them friends) they just give me that look that make me feels like I shouldn't have the right to exist, and all other colleagues just ignores me, they don't even considers me worthy of their time. Maybe I'm exaggerating the situation, but I have been feeling it for a long period of time. I just wrote it to make myself feel good❤
Michele lee nieves watch her channel... It seems lke u r seeking validation from outside.. You are a wonderful person as you are and u deserve the best.. Have faith in urself.. Love urself... May Lord krushnas blessings be with u always.
Didn’t think I could find somebody who knew my life story. I’m truly sorry you’re going through that though.
I went in to a therapist bc I’ve been in this state for so long. Expressing emotions or even feeling them is something I’m unable to do. When I went in, she told me “I don’t know how to help you” I decided to do journaling :)
I'm like the opposite, I know almost every feeling and why I'm feeling it, and it's really strong.
Wow, I’ve been feeling like this my whole life after I went through some trauma with my older sister I didn’t even know this was a thing thank you so much
You guys somehow always upload the one thing on my mind. Y'all mind readers for real
i think i was born with it, when i was younger i was horrible with emotions
but rather than traumatized into having it i was traumatized into getting my emotions together
i was very blank, i couldn’t explain my emotions or identify them, i had no idea empathy was a thing till i was a teen because i never felt it, i knew emotions existed and that people felt them but i could never understand the emotions or why people felt them
my mom would cry because she couldn’t understand what was wrong with me and took me to so many doctors trying to understand but she never found anything
i was a very logical child and thought emotions made things worse and could never understand why people would get so upset over simple things
but whenever i showed signs of alexithyma i was yelled at, called heartless or a horrible person by friends and family
so i forced myself to learn emotions and pretended to be empathetic and everything that isn’t alexithyma
but when doing these things i felt nothing
i would hug my friends while they were crying but be completely blank
now that im finding myself again after leaving a toxic household, getting healthy and no longer masking
it’s coming back
some part of me is glad i don’t have to pretend i understand emotions
but everyone around me is upset that im going back to how i was
uncaring and very little emotion or expression of them
maybe if i was diagnosed with adhd sooner i could’ve worked on this too in a healthier way rather than forcing myself to present feelings for survival
sorry this was kinda a rant lol
i hope to those who read it understand what im trying to say
This is the first one of these videos where I not only identified with all the signs, but anticipated that I would.
This is so real. I'm slightly OCD, got autism and ADHD and trauma (been healing tho)
I'm getting better, it's still difficult to listen to my heart but now I can tune into it.
I talked to a girl and she told me about envy… and I didn’t understand it and I didn’t even understand falling in love… I can’t enjoy those romantic movie or stories and just reading science books.
I finally found out what was wrong with me
U have helped me a little bit and I love your videos
We're asking the real questions people
Well actually I know some one who has alexithymia...
And that is me...😢😢😢
I never know when my emotions change or what am i feeling...
Its like i am feeling happy then it feels that why am i happy... For what reason? Every thing is going to end soon.
Thank you so much 😊
For this video 📸
You might be the first person in the comments I have seen who has it. People with natural emotions cannot really begin to understand the video. It isn't about other people misunderstanding you. It is about you misunderstanding you.
@@hicknopunk you are right 😢
but look at the bright side
i am now trying to express my feeling❤
My family and I are going through a really difficult time. I appreciate if you pray and wish good luck for us 🙏
youll make it through... god always deliver just use this message as faith.. wish you and your family great luck.
I will keep your family in my thoughts.
Thoughts and prayers! 1 like to my comment = 1 prayer🙏🙏🙏
As someone who was diagnosed alextimia by beggining of 4th grade,
Thanks
Reasons why i for feel emptiness
# 1 Suffering from severe Depression
# 2 dealing with Trauma
# 3 unable to enjoy activities nowadays that used to bring me joy
# 4 Being bored
So i understand this topic very well.
A main reason in particular is that you feel like a none living object (not lively).
For me the world is a pitch black silhouette and the system is just objectively unbalanced.
I feel like a Tool which needs to finish its final task before breaking, and i assume you know what i mean by "breaking"
While I personally don’t experience this, this does explain a few people that I know
I have never heard of this but now many things seem to make sense to me in terms of understanding loved ones. How could I imagine this could be a reason? I couldn’t.
Please remember to reach out for help. And that all you are going through is valid ❤
Meditation retreats really helped me immensely with alexithymia as a late diagnosed autistic person, even before diagnosis. Sesshins especially. Be prepared to cry your eyes out at unexpected times.
I feel seen on this channel everyday! ❤️
The animation made my day, thxx to anyone who made it
This is a masterpiece
Please I was looking for a video like this 😅😅
Thank you so much ❤❤
I either feel too much, or feel nothing at all
This is great stuff. I've been in friendship with someone who quite literally cannot express a thing. A lot of this video sounds verbatim how he describes his inner head space and his heart.
We have had many conversations about "family, connectedness, community, expression, and boundaries." And they all see to just disappear in the ether. We ran into the very real possibility that he may have Autism coupled with deep depression and generally little self-worth. But even with ADhD and a potential Autism diagnosis, it just seemed to me a bit off.
I've been pushing for therapy for over a year, but the way he logics himself out of help has been a strain on our relationship, the relationships he has had with others, and on his own well-being. Its been on repeat: I dont know what I need, I dont know what I feel, I dont know what I want etc. And what we have noticed that comes with it sometimes feels like both an energy drain for others, and a complete disregard for both feelings and boundaries.
Never knew there was a name for this, but after showing this video to his friend, we may be able to support him a bit differently now.
Good stuff, thank you for the information!
Sometimes just reading through the comments help me feel better just to know i’m not the only one
Yup this is me every day it's what I learned over the years and how I've been treated my hole life
I remember first discovering this and heavily researching it because I was trying to discern if it’s something I *actually* struggle with or if it’s just emotional numbness/avoidance. While I do have PTSD and suffer from depression, anxiety and heavy relate to what’s said in the video, I think (regarding myself) it’s just numbness.
Therapy and support workshops have been helpful for me and I’m learning to identify things more which I’m happy about.
@@igi-risu are u cure broo
this came in my notifs at the right time lmao
This American cant even spell to notifications
I don't really cry unless i talk, it's like when i don't do anything in my life im happy. But when i do something in my life im sad. When i talk, im sad about it, i always talk because i always have to something to think about. Sometimes talking makes me feel a lot better, if i don't talk i just feel weird.
i’ve been trying to find a way to express this feeling for months now, thank you
You’re welcome 😊
I recently went on vacation, and I thought I could finally feel excitement about it once it started. I'm still on my vacation, and I still feel the same.
This channel knows me
I always am feeling like this
How does this channel always know what I feel ⁉⁉
Because your phone spies on you.👁👁
🙃
I can relate to this a lot, with the amount of abuse and trauma i had as a kid. I used to be fairly emotional and energetic as a kid. Once i got diagnosed with severe depression at 13, i became very emotionless as i got older. And its not getting any better. To the point where i get referred to as "the man with no emotions" at times. It doesn't bother me but its very noticeable now.
It sounds like you've been through a lot, dealing with abuse and trauma as a child. It's completely understandable how that could lead to feeling emotionally numb, especially after a depression diagnosis at 13. We hope you have the help, resources and a strong support system to support your healing journey.
I really needed this today I wanted an understanding of why I been feeling like this lately. Thank you.
As a person with Alexithymia this means so much.
it’s very very frustrating when I’m hanging out with friends or classmates because often times they ask if im okay because I am unable to express my emotions at the time. If the event is exciting or upsetting it’s hard for me to express those emotions and I often think of the term “heartless” when in reality I’m not heartless, it’s just the inability to express and show those emotions. And I don’t even know those emotions either which makes it even harder.
With Alexithymia it makes it very hard to make friends and oftentimes I have to mask emotions to be able to fit in, that way people don’t see me as a jerk or careless.
If you do ever meet a person Alexithymia be aware that they aren’t careless, we do care. The ability to express and communicate those emotions are barriers we have to experience everyday.
I shut mine down several years ago. Since I have no family and prefer solitude to company -> It was far, far easier than dealing with them. Plus, it’s way cheaper than trying to talk to any paid professional about any of it.
WOW!!! Sometimes I feel heavy, sometimes I feel empty, in-between feelings. It makes sense to me. I can relate.
Thank you for watching! Glad to hear this make a lot of sense to you
I’m coping with gaming ngl, I don’t even feel like doing much else. Creating new good habits feels impossible and I can’t seem to stick with anything because almost nothing feels meaningful or fun. Whatever I else I try to do feels like a drag.
Same here, in a way
There are times in our lives which can be tough to get through but all in all you will understand that even pains are for the good🩶
Im on medicine for this very reason ... only reason i seeked help was my 4 year old. Feeling pain or nothing at all doesnt bother me but id love to be more present for him ❤
This is me. There are times even tears can't describe the emptiness I feel. It is like I am just a corpse who exists among the alive. It is like I am an empty shell.
from a past personal experience with sociopathy i can say that a sociopath frequently shift between feeling nothing and feeling rage as it's almost the only emotion he can feel , that explain the impulsive nature
I've been feeling like this for quite some time now and finally have a lead as to what it is and what's causing it, thanks
Right video at the right time
As a guy with OCD, I can relate to this, unfortunately. My girlfriend cried when she lost her sparring match in Taekwondo and I felt nothing.
I was so nervous and emotionally tense during her match because I didn't want her to get hurt. But when the match ended and she was crying from the shame she felt by her loss, I felt nothing.
I have been like this for almost a year now when my best friend stabbed me in the back and since them i was unable to feel properly. I went to my therapist and he told me i might have alexithymia. After watching this video, i relate to everything and wondering if my therapist was right... thank you for making this video
i kinda relate to 'signs' part, i dont just have this in a day or two but (almost) EVERYDAY.
when i try to identify my emotions i usually look for the headaches, speed and intensity of the heartbeat, facial expressions and the rest is my body language.
even in fits of rage, i was able to (sometimes) think straight (though for whatever reason i continued my impulse even with conscious thought) even if my face says otherwise.
when people question about how i feel, i usually say "i'm good" as i don't know what to say about the emptiness inside of me.
i never wish this ever to my worst enemy.
This really helped me alot thank you
Hope this video helps you!
@@Psych2go it did thank you
VERY GOOD❤I LOVE THIS CHANNEL
Yeah... I can relate to all of these & have been for... Years now
Ive been trying to figure myself out for like 5 years and I think I can finally start with this. I can relate to basically all of it but have never been that bothered to fix it but i think it would be worth looking into now i know where to start
At the right time, again !
you know I don't know if I have this but I found Music is an absolutely great way to at least attempt to share emotion :) to a degree of course but very useful medium
a very needed video, thankyou for talking about alexithymia;; been through it from a very long time;; and like others told in the comments, people around us don't seem to understand (maybe a good thing too lol)
I felt like this in the past but im getting better at understanding my emotions
Talk about our emotions isn't easy. Building a relationship with someone who has alexithymia can be challenging, but with understanding and patience, it's definitely possible. Communicate clearly and directly, as they may struggle with non-verbal cues. Be patient and encourage them to express their emotions, even if it's difficult. Exploring alternative ways to express feelings, like writing or art, can also help.
Create a supportive and non-judgmental environment, and pay attention to their actions, which might be their way of showing love. Remember to set healthy boundaries and take care of yourself too. 👍
Definitely used to have it (growing up with milder Autism), although I've worked hard to figure out the whole emotional aspect of the human experience
Certified Gold!!!!!
As always, very general ! And it depends on everyone !
I LOVE THE EMPTINESS 🤍🤍🤍 Everyone has his or her way of expressing EMPTINESS is 🤍🤍
For me, EMPTINESS means PEACEFUL ! 😍😍🤍🤍🤍 because it’s something that you feel and not TELL !
It’s up to everyone to feel that if it’s something positive or not !
Peace 🕊️ !
relatable
Difficulty identifying emotions past good or bad is definitely what I’m feeling. My friend asks me everyday how I’m feeling, but I can never elaborate beyond I’m feeling “strange”.
Or the old "im fine"
this video really help so much. been this way for a long time now.
bro just hit me with a reality check
I am autistic, have a bit of depression. And I can somehow relate to this video in many ways, for example, people tell me: you must be proud of yourself. I don’t think I have ever felt proud just automatically after I do something like that. Sometimes things in life get to be too much, I break down tearing crying sometimes at school, it almost feels like my heart feels so much, but can’t understand how to express the feelings. I’m not very vocal about this stuff.
😢 I have had this feeling for most of my life. I had a brother, 2 years my senior. In pre-school, a carer, from our daycare would walk us home as my brother was 6 and I was 4, at the time.
I saw dad's car on the sloping edge of the park, and bolted toward him. Both my brother and I were pretty athletic, so the race was on....we got to the car simultaneously, and both lost our minds simultaneously.
Our dad was bloated, and a strange grey shade of blue and green. Hard to explain.
Yeah, tough one, short version thereafter, we were raised by a hardworking mom, and her alcoholic mom also stayed with us...Lots of embarrassing moments with Cecil around. 😊
Forward to 1992, mom dies of an brain embolism at the age of 36. I was 15, my brother 17.
A year later, my gran drank herself to death...she just kept at it 'till her liver burst.
Ffwd to 1996. I am living with someone, and my boet and his babymomma are always at each other's throats.
He also served in our police force, and always had his duty 9mm with him.
She came to my flat once, crying fiercely, and said my brother had told her she was too fat and ugly so to never to expect anyone besides him take pity on her and to be greatful.
😊 She was an amazing friend, daughter and mom to their 1stborn, when we both decided enough is enough, and the 2 and 1/2 of us got a brand new flat together.
August 31 1996.
We move our furniture into the new place while my boet is at work.
She heads off to fetch 1stborn along with her colleagues' 15 year old sister, who just went along for the joyride. I leave to go fetch odds and ends I still have at my old place. We will meet in 1.5 hours. 2 hours. 3 hours. I speed to her mom's house - all is dark and quiet. Next, I speed to their old house like a bat from hell, also very quiet but the entire cul-de-sac is filled with lights and Sirens. 🚓 🚑 🚒
The only survivor, their son.
He sees to gone home, realised her stuff all missing and went to look for her at her mom's.
When he saw their son there, but none of there stuff, he must've know. He did however stay calm and collected, and whe she showed up to pick the baby, he ashes if she would mind just dropping him off at home first.
Early the next morning, after wanting to know my boet's whereabouts so I could go confront him, another shock, he had shot his GF, the teen who just went along for the joyride...finished his beers and then shot himself, leaving that baby in a car with three bodies 😢
He is a champ though. 28 year old living the life abroad #Praisebe
The thing I find though, it is so hard. Surviving the days filled with grief, anger, frustration, loneliness and survivors guilt.
But, I am still here, though I question why, almost daily.
Some days, something small like a smell, or a sound can put me right back there... despite the 28 years that have gone by....
#everydaystruggles
Having read all of your story. Stay keeping hopes for future. Send you some luck. Wish all the good things come to you🍀🍀 🍀🍀❤❤❤❤
lost a 6 year relationship. We always got frustrated when i couldnt describe how or what i was exactly feeling
I am sorry that happened to you. God bless you.
I am currently in a relationship and i cant help but feel numb, it comes and goes and it hurts me so badly. I love my girlfriend but i have doubts about whether i should leave her or not, its scary because at the same time I love her and i want to stay but my feelings come and go. We have been together for 5 months now.
I want to stay with her but I need help dealing with my numb feelings. I understand if you cant help me but I just wanted to put this out there in case anyone is in the same situation i am in right now.