Doctor Dysphoria Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Could some one flesh out what feeling 'empty' actually means ? I know this is a symptom of bpd but is it the same as feeling flat/lifeless? Outside of mood reactivity feeling emmotionally one dimensional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 To me, feeling 'flat' is to feel no emotions at all. Just nothing. The emptiness (in my words) is feeling like you don't have a soul. It is very unsettling, painful. You try to find ways to fill the void. I'm sure others might be able to explain it differently. Hugs to you. Amy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claudine Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 deli, you pretty much said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 It's hideous - you literally feel like you have a black void inside you. You do anything to fill it up and nothing works. When I feel that way I honestly want to die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginny Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 I go completely numb - I think its almost like a form of dissociation..... Nothing gets in and there IS nothing to come out..... (((((Doc)))) Ginny :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lille_eskimit Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 When that happens, I just feel hollow, like an empty shell... I suppose the closest analogy I can come up with is a clothes-hanger...the clothes I shrug on and off are what others see, which isn't the real me (and I can assume an assortment of 'looks' or 'guises'...for want of a better word...depending on who I'm interacting with...it's almost like an automatic reaction)...but what I really am is merely the little bit of nothing that props up all these different outfits/identities. I often feel like a non-person, like I don't actually exist...that all there is to me is the anger, depression etc etc, and even all that might be 'artificial'. This can sometimes feel completely surreal, almost like an out-of-body experience... Anyone has experienced something similar, or is it just me? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginny Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 I often feel like a non-person, like I don't actually exist... I have felt this since I was a child - that was what started the SI..... how weird... I have never heard anyone say this before... Thanks Lille Eskimit - I am not alone.. Ginny :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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