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It is not depression, and there is very little therapy can do to help. My brain simply doesn't feel the same as a normal persons brain does, it didn't shut-off or anything like that. My head injury managed to nail the frontal cortex pretty well. Being active doesn't really stimulate my mind, I do go outside a lot and take a lot of walks but it really doesn't do much. I don't feel much for stimulation I guess, or I don't really find much to be stimulating...one or the other. Thank you everyone, especially Chrissy for staking your E-balls on it. 
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Random acts of kindness can do wonders for ones heart. Peace...... 
So true! Would be true...if the heart was used to process the thought. I do random acts of kindness a lot, but rarely does it do anything for me. it helps the other person though. |
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Random acts of kindness can do wonders for ones heart. Peace......
So true! Would be true...if the heart was used to process the thought. I do random acts of kindness a lot, but rarely does it do anything for me. it helps the other person though. And that's cool, and the main reason I keep doing things like that. But it doesn't have much effect on me. |
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more.
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed. 
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at⋅a⋅rax⋅i⋅a
–noun a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility. Huh. I guess there could be worse things. I'm sorry you went through so much in life already....
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? |
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at⋅a⋅rax⋅i⋅a –noun a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquility. Huh. I guess there could be worse things. I'm sorry you went through so much in life already....
Indeed there could be worse things, but watching people get emotional over things that simply don't make sense to me...kind of becomes old after awhile. Thank you.
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? Everyone is learning all the time, my brain just seems incapable of learning emotions. |
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? Everyone is learning all the time, my brain just seems incapable of learning emotions. ok, well then thats your path, just do the best you can. Can you be ok with that? |
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? Everyone is learning all the time, my brain just seems incapable of learning emotions. ok, well then thats your path, just do the best you can. Can you be ok with that? Suppose I don't have much choice in the long-run. I'll be okay, I just wish I could feel more than I do currently. |
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? Everyone is learning all the time, my brain just seems incapable of learning emotions. ok, well then thats your path, just do the best you can. Can you be ok with that? Suppose I don't have much choice in the long-run. I'll be okay, I just wish I could feel more than I do currently. sometimes i wish i felt less. want to switch? |
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well, all i can say, is building on those snaypse connections is the only way you will experience more. So...I guess I'm pretty much screwed.
what? you cant learn anymore than you have? Everyone is learning all the time, my brain just seems incapable of learning emotions. ok, well then thats your path, just do the best you can. Can you be ok with that? Suppose I don't have much choice in the long-run. I'll be okay, I just wish I could feel more than I do currently. You do have feelings this entire post shows that. What you are doing is denying to yourself that they are there. |
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Edited by
Jess642
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Sat 08/15/09 06:52 PM
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F&L....
I am hearing classic symptoms of PTSD.....mild depression, detachment, numbness, insular, almost an apathy to what goes on around you... How to relearn how to feel... I would ask you to reminisce...to go back to any early memories...and as an observor, study the triggers, for joy, excitement, fear, sadness... remember a time when you did feel...and walk slowly forward in time to when that started slipping away. If you can pinpoint what the triggers were for this period of little emotion or detachment of feelings, then you can seek support to move through it. Another thought....have you ever been assessed for Aspergers? What you describe in this thread also sits clearly within the spectrum of Asperger's. |
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F&L.... I am hearing classic symptoms of PTSD.....mild depression, detachment, numbness, insular, almost an apathy to what goes on around you... How to relearn how to feel... I would ask you to reminisce...to go back to any early memories...and as an observor, study the triggers, for joy, excitement, fear, sadness... remember a time when you did feel...and walk slowly forward in time to when that started slipping away. If you can pinpoint what the triggers were for this period of little emotion or detachment of feelings, then you can seek support to move through it. Another thought....have you ever been assessed for Aspergers? What you describe in this thread also sits clearly within the spectrum of Asperger's. I don't have a childhood to reminisce on. After my accident I lost almost all of my memory of before (14 years). It isn't PTSD, but it is Post Traumatic Amnesia. As well, everything I wrote in this thread is an observation. There is no feeling in this really, just something I've realized. If anything this is curiosity for how emotions and feelings work, given I don't have them. Trust me, I don't really feel much for emotions at all. |
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I've felt love, and happiness...I don't recall feeling hate, though I'm sure I did when I was younger (Post Truamatic). I don't feel emotional pain, hurt, or sadness. I simply feel content most of the time, every once in awhile I laugh...otherwise I'm content. They call it ataraxia but it isn't completly accepted medically, either way it really does suck. I lack sympathy, compassion, and passion all at once. Makes friendship difficult to keep, I don't have a problem making friends...I just have issues communicating emotions, or I'm simply emotionless. I don't have memories, dreams, or aspirations. I don't set goals, or timelines for completion of something. I don't walk the same line most people do...I don't really care too. I'm smart, but am far too logical, and I have creativity. I write, draw, and create music...but at the same time it is just for fun. I exist solely for survival and happiness, this works for me, but I don't like the fact that I can't feel what other people can. I've gone through my last resort on more than one occasion, and came out walking. I've held the power of many people, in the small steps I took in life...I lived when I was supposed to die, walked when I was supposed to be a vegetable...and it all doesn't matter as I can't regain that same strength or drive. Why can't I feel basic emotions anymore? I feel detached from everyone and at the same time I can't change it, my brain just doesn't respond...I'm sure it used too, I'm confident it did. After my accident I just don't feel, much at all...I wish I could again, it seems like it is fun for a lot of people even if some of the feelings at times are terrible, it is a learning experience none the less...one I'm not sure I will ever learn. How can I feel again? Do you have letters, photographs, even home movies, belongings etc, etc that you can put together to see how you used to look (facial expressions) and feel. Have you talked to family members, friends about past experiences before your accident?? |
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I had amnesia once after a serious operation I had. I have to say it was the most terrifying experince I ever had in my life. I did not know who I was, where I was and did not recognize any family members not even my mother. Unless someone has had this experience it is difficult to explain. Terrifying is the only word I can describe it with. I was lucky and the amnesia resolved after 3 days.
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I envy you. I wish every day I did not have any emotions at all.
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I've felt love, and happiness...I don't recall feeling hate, though I'm sure I did when I was younger (Post Truamatic). I don't feel emotional pain, hurt, or sadness. I simply feel content most of the time, every once in awhile I laugh...otherwise I'm content. They call it ataraxia but it isn't completly accepted medically, either way it really does suck. I lack sympathy, compassion, and passion all at once. Makes friendship difficult to keep, I don't have a problem making friends...I just have issues communicating emotions, or I'm simply emotionless. I don't have memories, dreams, or aspirations. I don't set goals, or timelines for completion of something. I don't walk the same line most people do...I don't really care too. I'm smart, but am far too logical, and I have creativity. I write, draw, and create music...but at the same time it is just for fun. I exist solely for survival and happiness, this works for me, but I don't like the fact that I can't feel what other people can. I've gone through my last resort on more than one occasion, and came out walking. I've held the power of many people, in the small steps I took in life...I lived when I was supposed to die, walked when I was supposed to be a vegetable...and it all doesn't matter as I can't regain that same strength or drive. Why can't I feel basic emotions anymore? I feel detached from everyone and at the same time I can't change it, my brain just doesn't respond...I'm sure it used too, I'm confident it did. After my accident I just don't feel, much at all...I wish I could again, it seems like it is fun for a lot of people even if some of the feelings at times are terrible, it is a learning experience none the less...one I'm not sure I will ever learn. How can I feel again? Do you have letters, photographs, even home movies, belongings etc, etc that you can put together to see how you used to look (facial expressions) and feel. Have you talked to family members, friends about past experiences before your accident?? I've gone over old photo albums but none of them click, I simply have no recollection of the majority of years before I was 14. I have a few scattered memories that altogether maybe complete an hours worth of time, all of them different memories. My amnesia has to do with forgetting events, I knew who my family were after the haze faded which took about an hour. I knew friends and family, but not who I was...which leads to an identity crisis of sorts, I don't know who I was only who I am today. Don't envy me...emotions build character and friendships, without them you don't have much of either. |
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F&L.... I am hearing classic symptoms of PTSD.....mild depression, detachment, numbness, insular, almost an apathy to what goes on around you... How to relearn how to feel... I would ask you to reminisce...to go back to any early memories...and as an observor, study the triggers, for joy, excitement, fear, sadness... remember a time when you did feel...and walk slowly forward in time to when that started slipping away. If you can pinpoint what the triggers were for this period of little emotion or detachment of feelings, then you can seek support to move through it. Another thought....have you ever been assessed for Aspergers? What you describe in this thread also sits clearly within the spectrum of Asperger's. I don't have a childhood to reminisce on. After my accident I lost almost all of my memory of before (14 years). It isn't PTSD, but it is Post Traumatic Amnesia. As well, everything I wrote in this thread is an observation. There is no feeling in this really, just something I've realized. If anything this is curiosity for how emotions and feelings work, given I don't have them. Trust me, I don't really feel much for emotions at all. You may want to research neurologists that understand/specialize in your symptoms. What you have is rare and not all neurologist could work on your case (but most would be very interested in it). Hey you are only 24 yrs very young!!! I think anything is worth a try. |
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