What's wrong with me?
I can't talk to a stranger without feeling extremely nervous and stressed but I can be sat beside my girlfriend who's breaking down and screaming crying about how much she hates her mother and how depressed she is and I feel absolutely nothing. Not a hint of empathy or sadness or anything.
I care about her and want her to be happy but I just feel nothing at all except sometimes mild annoyance. Same goes for everyone else I'm close to. Should I see a doctor?
Yes, see a doctor.
Also, break up with her. She deserves someone who cares and won't waste her youth.
Sorry for the harshness.
>>18063682
You only don't care because it's shit you've probably seen in the past and its grown old, maybe you don't believe her depression is legitimate and that her hate for her mother is justified? How did you react the first time she broke down in front of you? Chances are you were a lot more sympathetic and caring than you are now.
>>18063687
No, you're right. I know she deserves someone who actually cares about her. But we have fun together and she isn't at all suspicious about my true feelings. I'd miss her if we broke up.
What do you think the doctor will tell me?
>>18063705
Well, I did feel slightly more pity for her the first time she cried in front of me but I still felt pretty much nothing watching her cry.
I don't think it's her, I think there's something wrong with me. Like emotional problems or something.
>>18063682
You sound like anyone who grew up in the West. Most of us are dissociated and if you observe others, you'll notice how they also don't feel shit and fake all their emotional reactions.
See the positive side, if you'd be empathic, you'd be overwhelm by her depression.