Please Help Me, No Emotions

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I have no emotions. I felt this way for a few years (2-3 years). It's probably because I've been battling severe depression since like 2006 and I learned that I got depressed because I have Asperger's. I've been diagnosed with Aspegers in late July or early August 2009.

I've made of post about my symptoms on my blog (Midna's Blog). It had made my life miserable since I don't know when.

I'm going away for New Years and I'm trying to get my emotions back so I can actually enjoy life and the fact of enjoying things again. Until then the only reason to go is to say I've been there. My sister is going with me and she is really excited about it. I wish I could feel the same!! ! I won't to know how to get my emotions back, and as soon as possible.

Just search Midna's Blog and it should be the first one that comes up.

I also have a Facebook Group, but it won't let me post it yet.

~Midna

I'm sorry you are depressed and hope things start going better for you. BTW I wouldn't want to live in the Twilight Realm LOL! Big Zelda fan are we Midna?? LOL! (*hint look at my username to find my 2 big interests) LOL! You must of really liked Twilight Princess I did aswell and can't wait for Zelda Wii (hopefully 2010 but IMO reveal in 2010 release will be 2011)

By default, if you are feeling depressed -- you have feelings.

The depression might simply be overwhelming all your other experiences and makes it seem as though you are numb. Until the depression lifts, you'll probably stay this way.

Not sure what to recommend for you as far as how to go about removing the depression, other than to suggest finding help from autism/AS specialists to find out what may be the best way to go about coping with your current situation.

ETA: I have difficulty sometimes with my emotions -- it often feels as though the only ones I feel are negative. In truth, I think this is because they are unpleasant and therefore more noticable. I have to work at self-monitoring how I feel, though often I still can't get a handle on my feelings until they overflow.

Hi Midna. You could try wearing a fake smile (when you are alone) and try to imagine how you would feel if you were excited about the trip. Maybe that would give you a boost.

are you numb because you think you might be holding back some feelings? like do you have sadness all bottled up or something? maybe letting it out would help. I don't know if this works for everybody, but I was depressed once, and I realized i was hiding emotions from myself, but they were all still in there. so i forced whatever i felt up to the surface, and just made myself deal with it. It's not easy to know how to do, you can't just "deal with" something unless you know how to get to it, and I can't explain how to do that, except maybe shifting your priorities or ego around a little bit. And I can't explain that either.

Well, not all my emotions are gone. Like is something happens like if someone's in a bad mood and some mad me mad, I will be depressed and it'll last like an hour or more.

I think I can also feel sad at times but find it very hard to cry. Other then that, I just feel blah, like empty, even if something really good happens, I don't feel happy or anything. If someone tells a joke and I understand it, I can laugh. Other then that, I have no other emotions if you know what I mean.

I'm sorry you are depressed and hope things start going better for you. BTW I wouldn't want to live in the Twilight Realm LOL! Big Zelda fan are we Midna?? LOL! (*hint look at my username to find my 2 big interests) LOL! You must of really liked Twilight Princess I did aswell and can't wait for Zelda Wii (hopefully 2010 but IMO reveal in 2010 release will be 2011)

I'm like that, too. I even made a video about this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGGvh4eMUOE

It's a bit awkward.

Hi, welcome to wrongplanet. Feel free to post here. Depression do give me a impression of "emotionnal void". I think that depression may be some kind of "blank state" with a lack a activity in the brain, explaining the lack of "drive". From the list of your caracteristic in your blog, it do seem likely that you are indeed asperger. Also, from your blog you do seem smart. Maybe you could make some visit to gifted haven http://www.giftedhaven.net/forum/ to see if you like that forum.

Hi, Midna! Welcome to WP! And I think Twilight Princess is the best Zelda game ever! It's still fun to play even after 20 times of playing it. My favorite level was probably the Temple of Time!

^ The temple of time had a disturbing boss, it wasn't my favorite one, but the snowhead temple was awesome<3

OP, welcome to WP

Oh those oh so curious things emotions. I know exactly how you feel when you mention the emotionless depression as that's the only "kind" that I feel as well. Utter and complete boredom/detachment from the world. Nothing is interesting, nothing feels worthwhile to do, and there's no point to bothering with that type of existence.

Pretty much exactly what I was feeling. The only reason I broke out of that (or well, more accurately teetering on the edge) is because I made a concious effort to force myself to feel interest in my interests, for me, gaming and study. After a bit of trying I managed to get that old excitement to creep back, mostly when I picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum. After that, I grabbed most of the game titles that came out this fall and have been pretty entertained along with my studies.

As for direct emotions, even before I started to get depressed I never felt anger, grief or love. Two of those I don't mind missing, the third however, I'd like to know. Unfortunately, as I still haven't figured out to experience an emotion rationally, I don't know how to help you much there.

I think i know how you feel.While i do have some emotions,i miss out on the more complex ones in the spectre,like love,hate,happiness,sadness,sorrow,grief and remorse.Well to be exact,i feel: Rage/Anger,Anxiety,tiredness,pleasure/satisfaction,boredom,interest.Only those.

I have asked how the emotions i do not have feel...yet i have never had an answer.But somehow i think i am not missing out on much.

Sorry for taking awhile to reply, haven't logged in, in awhile. Is it possible for people who have lost their emotions, to get them back, even though it's been a few years?

Anyone watch Dexter? I find it very interesting, because the main character (Dexter) explains a number of times throughout the series how hard certain situations can be because he has no emotions, he's a lot like me in that area. That's one of the reasons why I love the show so much, they need to cut down on the profanity and sexual content and the show would be a lot better. Dexter has no emotions becuase he suffered a lot of trauma in his child hood, I have no emotions bacause I've been battling depression, severe depression at times)

I am more and more looking at people and trying to feel how they feel, like when people are in a good mood, they laugh (I can still laugh too) and they are happy, the feel emotion, but like I said, it's been a few years since I did and I'm always wondering how everyone else if feeling, more like in a envyness kinda of way, if you know what I mean.

I've was bored and upset the other day so I made a piczo page about my life. Not completely done yet but it explains a lot about me.
http://myshattered-life.piczo.com

~Midna