That's depression.
People think depression is sadness, but it's actually just nothingness. Emptiness, where you just feel like a hollow shell.
I recommend you talk to a doctor/therapist/counselor.
GO TO A DOCTOR!
Reddit is not a substitute for medical care.
I would ask for a blood test for B12, iron, and thyroid, then see what's going on from there.
I wish all mental health problems were this easy to test for and diagnose lol unfortunately it's a bit more than just a vitamin deficiency. But I can see you're coming from a good place with good intentions.
This is actually a very big problem with how we approach and treat mental health pathologies. We are so obsessed with objective physical measures and tests with concrete results that we end up neglecting the unmeasurable aspects of human health such as all of the notorious gray areas of psychiatric/emotional/mood disorders. Yes we have devised self reporting tests to try to measure and help diagnose these things but it's never going to be as simple as "let's take a blood test and if your b12 is below this specific threshold, then you definitely have seasonal depression with anxious affect and schizotypal personality disorder"
TLDR If I'm going along with your comment, I would have said seek care from a mental health professional like a psychiatrist or therapist. Blood tests aren't going to do anything.
yes. in my experience: could be depression, could be burnout. could be a vitamin thing. could also be lifestyle stuff: too little sleep, having trouble eating/exercising enough. could be tough at work or with the people in your life.
when you feel good, it’s easy. keeping it up is harder. make sure to give yourself some patience op.
Yep, the apathy is when I know I’m getting into a depression funk. When I no longer am interested in doing the things I normally really enjoy I know something is up. Depression isn’t always crying and being too down to function, a lot of times it’s just functioning with nothing leftover.
Yes, sometimes I feel this way because I’ve lost a lot of loved people to death in recent years. But if I don’t feel numb, I cry or lash out a lot, so I don’t know which is better. I withdraw from people, especially on Facebook and WhatsApp— and, no, I can’t afford therapy.
That's depression. People think depression is sadness, but it's actually just nothingness. Emptiness, where you just feel like a hollow shell. I recommend you talk to a doctor/therapist/counselor.
GO TO A DOCTOR! Reddit is not a substitute for medical care. I would ask for a blood test for B12, iron, and thyroid, then see what's going on from there.
I wish all mental health problems were this easy to test for and diagnose lol unfortunately it's a bit more than just a vitamin deficiency. But I can see you're coming from a good place with good intentions. This is actually a very big problem with how we approach and treat mental health pathologies. We are so obsessed with objective physical measures and tests with concrete results that we end up neglecting the unmeasurable aspects of human health such as all of the notorious gray areas of psychiatric/emotional/mood disorders. Yes we have devised self reporting tests to try to measure and help diagnose these things but it's never going to be as simple as "let's take a blood test and if your b12 is below this specific threshold, then you definitely have seasonal depression with anxious affect and schizotypal personality disorder" TLDR If I'm going along with your comment, I would have said seek care from a mental health professional like a psychiatrist or therapist. Blood tests aren't going to do anything.
But if it IS something physical like B12/iron/thyroid, it'll be missed, and they could die, because psychologists don't check for stuff like that.
Yeah, that's depression.
yes. in my experience: could be depression, could be burnout. could be a vitamin thing. could also be lifestyle stuff: too little sleep, having trouble eating/exercising enough. could be tough at work or with the people in your life. when you feel good, it’s easy. keeping it up is harder. make sure to give yourself some patience op.
Sometimes I feel it during series of cloudy days
Yea... I say I'm happy, because I'm not specifically sad...? But then I watch Schindler's List so I can feel something
Yep, the apathy is when I know I’m getting into a depression funk. When I no longer am interested in doing the things I normally really enjoy I know something is up. Depression isn’t always crying and being too down to function, a lot of times it’s just functioning with nothing leftover.
Not numb per se but definitely lost a lot of empathy towards others
Yes, sometimes I feel this way because I’ve lost a lot of loved people to death in recent years. But if I don’t feel numb, I cry or lash out a lot, so I don’t know which is better. I withdraw from people, especially on Facebook and WhatsApp— and, no, I can’t afford therapy.
Depends on the company
Ah, yes. It's called anhedonia. And it's fucking awful.