I don't care

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Hey, I don't really know why I'm posting this, I never post. I am a lurker. I read shit (particularly TDS) to see if I can bring myself to feel. I have never been diagnosed (I chronically avoid doctors, institutions and authority in general) but I am unable to feel empathy, love, compassion, sadness, regret.. I calculate everything that is said or done to me because I feel everyone is just trying to screw me over or benefit themselves. I push people away, and make up excuses to not catch up or go out almost every day. Everyone treats me with respect yet I feel I would have no problem stabbing them in the back - I have a great sense of pride and know this is wrong, but it doesn't bother me.

I have been with my partner for almost 5 years, we were both young when we met but I had experienced much more than her, and have practically trained her to distrust the world and isolate herself as much as I do. I feel that she is slowly turning into the zombie that I am (she doesn't answer her phone to anyone except me, and only sees people if she has to)

What's even worse is, she does anything I want, and tries absolutely 110% to make me feel happy and love her, but I often think about just catching a plane and disappearing off the face of the planet. I am a compulsive/excellent liar and am able to make everything look great on the surface to my workmates, employer, friends I bump into and my partner. The only person who knows what's going on inside is me - and I never let anyone in.

I haven't spoken to my entire family for years now (since I walked out and left at 16 without a word) - they live within 10kms of my home and message me a lot (have given up trying to call me) and leave letters at my house. Yet it all means nothing to me. Can anyone tell me why I lack the ability to trust anyone and put good faith in people, why I cannot feel when I know I should?

This afternoon, the whole world looked like shades of grey. I was driving home from work, and looked at the car in front of me. I thought to myself - wonder what would happen if I didn't brake and just slammed into it? Then I thought, nah, not going fast enough, you'd wanna do it properly the first time. That ain't right, and I think that's what brought me to typing this. Meh, off to drink and smoke myself into oblivion.. Cheers.
 
obviously you care enough to post on here to see responses so you have a little feeling inside of ya...apathy though is a nightmare as i know from experience and still going thru it..how can you teach someone to care??good question, one im trying to find an answer to...

again you are obviously feeling some negative feelings strong enough to prompt you to want to drink yourself into oblivion..or maybe you are drinking to feel something im not sure...but ive been there and i dont have answers...maybe you should see a therapist??
 
maybe you're just a unique individual. but, that said, it might help to go talk to a therapist, just to make sure everything IS okay, but I'm guessing it's not going to be as bad a you're thinking.
I mean, you must feel something since you posted here, otherwise you really wouldn't care. Just keep faith in yourself.
what I'm worried about is this girl-- your relationship can't be good for you or her. maybe it's time you broke things off? at the very least, it's obvious she has a very unhealthy interest in you by her lack of boundaries. it's really no wonder you fantasize about getting out.
one more thing: "I am a compulsive/excellent liar and am able to make everything look great on the surface to my workmates, employer, friends I bump into and my partner. The only person who knows what's going on inside is me - and I never let anyone in." do you ever feel bad for being one person on the inside and someone else on the outside? like, "I know I'm a good liar, how do they never notice anything?" it's frustrating having everyone think you're one person when you're really another, I would know. then you act out (by running away?) and they still don't get it.
last part was speculation, but my point is, I think you're more human than you're giving yourself credit. you might've just forgotten since you've been blocking/running for so long, and nobody's noticed or cared enough to call you out.
but, best wishes, there's still hope. lemme know if you ever wanna talk. <3
 
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