Why You are "Dead Inside"

I am sure you have heard someone say "I'm Dead on the Inside"  You may have even felt like it yourself. You know… when the world around you feels a little grey, boring and empty. Nothing interests you anymore and you find yourself reaching for that already drained Visa card of yours to buy something completely pointless in hopes of cheering yourself up a bit or If you are a little more mature like me, you are endlessly browsing Skyscanner in search of a cheap "get-away" for a few days. All in the name of attempting to fill your soul with something.

When you feel "dead inside," all emotions become dull and difficult to appreciate, regardless of the situation. It can make life feel mundane and purposeless as if there's no end in sight. This state of mind often leads to a sense of disconnection from everyday life.

Well the good news is that you are not alone, and that empty feeling is pretty common, but it is commonly confused with being depressed. 

You may be asking yourself who the fuck is this guy to talk about such a serious, hot topic, and you are right.  I'm not an expert on depression nor any other mental disease words to describe yourself to other people in hopes of getting some sympathy. I do however know a thing or two about how to get out of it and see the world in "colour' again.  This is why I decided to share my 2 pence of an opinion and experience With you.

Before I get into it, id like to share that I have been on a bit of a personal development journey for quite some time now, well at least I think I have been. I have read some interesting books, articles and watched very insightful documentaries or Youtube videos on a broad range of subjects, such as Body Language, Art of Seduction, Minimalism, Character Development, Productivity and Spirituality geared towards mental fitness. In addition to your typical, entrepreneur stuff and business. This led me to relentlessly try to find ways to improve my Life, my mood, appearance, confidence, finances you name it…. I am on this journey because I expected more from Life and no matter what I did, I still did not reach the results that I was expecting. So at this point, I have been searching for something else, something bigger. As I become curious about exploring alternative personality-improving options, I stumbled across something I have been hearing about for years.  Something, that scared me, something that could potentially break me… 

For the sake of this article, let's call it "Medicine" as technically that is what this substance is.  So with Months of research about this magical - life-changing medicine, I have made the decision, to test it out and to see what the fuss is about with the hope of fixing the unclear areas of my life that were responsible for my Happiness & Love.  Anyway, this special "Medicine" is a mud-tasting substance that comes from the depths of the Amazon Jungle, when consumed has the potential of making you shit yourself. (Brilliant, sign me up right?) But I am not here to talk about this, however, what I will say is that during this super powerful "Spiritual Experience"  I got to understand, and actually label the core issue, that has been affecting my life for so long now… and it is unofficially called " Feeling Dead Inside" or to put it in a nicer more spiritual way, is having a depleted Soul or Spirit. (scientifically this phenomenon is called emotional detachment or a syndrome known as depersonalisation)

Simply put, I had to get "poo faced" in order to find some really important answers about myself….  So now that I am more woke and superior than you 😄 -  let me save you the trouble of what I went through, and just take these lessons from the comfort of the toilet or a train that you are sitting on. Anywhooo….

Jokes aside, after "the experience" I feel exactly as I did before, but better.. maybe my ego shrunk a little, I no longer miss my Porsche, I don't feel the need to buy expensive shit just because I slightly want it,  I bought myself some beautiful affordable Japanese watches so I no longer feel the fear that someone will chop my hand off when I'm walking around East London wearing couple of thousand pounds worth of metal on my wrist,  and for the first time in years. I am even considering keeping my current iPhone 14 Pro,  when the 15 comes out.  Because I don't really give a shit like that anymore. Yep, shocker.... full hippie mode. Next time you see me I might be walking around in sandals wearing nothing but a potato sack to cover my private parts.

Anyway. I'm not going to talk about my psychedelic experience here. Altough it definitely was eye opening. What's important is why, I did it. - I did it because as the title of this article says I felt Dead Inside, or at least this is the phrase that I used to describe how I felt to my closest friends and family, or whoever would listen. I felt like I had nothing to lose. I felt depleted, empty, numb. nothing brought me much joy, and, sir I have searched far and wide. I am sure you all have seen the insane amount of travelling, events and all sorts of cool stuff that I & the wife do. Anyway, I realised that there is a problem with me during one of the most important days of my Life. My own wedding last year.  

We had it on one of the most beautiful islands in Greece, the beautiful Santorini! The kind of wedding that you see in the movies. An actual fairy tale. 

 To be honest I never even would have dreamed to have something as we did. It was amazing..

 The problem here was that I went in and married the Love of my Life, having no Love for Life.  Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed every moment of it, the friends the family, the views, the dancing all of this amazingness whilst feeling a little empty, and not being present… You know what I mean?

And this is how I felt years before that. I just labelled this "Dead inside" feeling as part of my personality - being too neutral and emotionless. Anyway, this is turning into a biography that nobody wants to read. But if you can relate even a little bit about feeling lonely, dead inside, and emotionless - read on, we might just be able to get the gears moving again so you and I can enjoy life and its beauty a little more. 

That said, with a little help from the magical medicine I mentioned earlier and years of research prior , about feeling "a bit shit"  I have managed to put together this brilliant article about what it is, why it happens and what to do to fix it (tried and tested).

First things first - that "Feeling Dead" Inside does not happen overnight. It is an accumulation of disappointment, sadness, emotional trauma, loss of loved ones, unrealistic Love expectations, lack of attention and understanding from your partner (if you have one), PTSD, and most commonly "Trial & too many Errors" at work, school, University or whatever it is that you try really hard to get or do but keep failing. 

Money or better yet lack of it is also a very big soul sucker which a lot of people suffer from. This usually means that you either have a shit job, no job or insane spending habits that don't alight with your income. I personally, had a tiny bit on almost all of the above. The accumulation of disappointments throughout Life and not being able to live up to expectations made me "Dead Inside"  sprinkle a little bit of the worst potion of all; Comparison, and your life, day by day, year by year becomes shittier, emptier and you die inside. 

I'd like to introduce a metaphor - if you don't mind.  I like to think of our Souls or Heart if you may; as a phone battery, that needs to be re-charged just like your smartphone, every day or week and for it to last as long as possible it needs to be filled up to the maximum, and the way to do it is to actually think of your heart as a battery and seek to charge it as often as you can. I'll talk about charging your "Battery" below.

Now that we got that out of the way, this is what happened to me. My battery over time emptied, due to emotional traumas that happened to me during childhood, such as having friends that come from wealthy families who had everything and I obviously did not, lying, constantly having my expectations not being met, strong personalities in my family & doing really badly at school in both Lithuania & UK, which made me feel dumb.  Teachers and classmates opinions did not help either, despite the insults and my terrible grades I always felt that I was the smartest person in most rooms. (Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD, ADD, Alien?) (haha) (story for another blog), oh and moving to another country, and not being able to speak the language was another one. (Fuck you English) 

(By the way as a child I was super sensitive, loving, cute and I cared about everything around me. Also I was one of the most emotionally Intelligent kids you would meet.  I could read and manipulate people emotionally ,if I wanted to, there was no fooling me at all 😁) If I wanted to I could even make grown adults cry, but you can probably see by now why I am so troubled as an adult)

 Anyway, I am still somewhat that caring and loving person, just with the dead battery, so if like me, you also feel that your battery could do with a little charge - read on. 

So what the F*** do we need to do to fix it? 

Well, the easiest way is to go and find a reputable Shaman and ask him to lend you his charger.

But getting spiritually inlighented is not the only way to fill your heart up, there are plenty of other ways you can get better naturally, but remember that this is a process - there is no fixing how you feel quickly - just like "Rome was not built in a day". Man, I always wanted to write this cringy quote 😄

Anyway, here are a few recommendations, that have worked for me over the years and especially recently. I will label them in an easy-to-read blog style so you can re-visit if and when required. 

Love Love Love

1. Tell people that you care about - that you Love or apreciate them to have in your Life - Your Friends, Family, Colleagues (if its not too creepy) ,Your Crush.... if you are a little shy (like me) you can easilly send them a short message. The more random the time the better. The deeper you go the better, this will not only strengthen your relationship with the recipient but will help get the weight of your own heart and fill their "battery". By like a lot.  People love to feel appreciated, heard seen and Loved, at the end of the day the reason why we buy nice cars, clothes, do our hair, and nails is to get  some sort of recognition, attention and to attract Love. WE STRIVE FOR LOVE AND APPRECIATION. Even thogh we all lie to ourselves that we do it for us. (This can be true, if you are genuinely full-filled and happy, but for the large majority of us, this is unfortunately the case. So yeah, go tell people that you Love and apreciate how you feel about them and see how the magic of Love will boost your own battery, as most often then not people will be thrilled to hear something nice about them selves. This is the best way to recharge everyones batteries. (Do it now!) choose 3 people that you apreciate even if its someone you have not spoken to. Make their day ☺️
2. Actually do good deeds, chores and and be a good human being. So other people actually want to Love you. In other words, to receive Love you need to be Lovable (even if your soul is dead) (and i am not talking about your Mother's Love, as that is somewhat unconditional… that said, let me blow your mind.  As amazing as Love is. most of it is unfortunately conditional. There are terms and conditions attached to every single relationship. For example; If I fucked my best friend's wife, it would not only really piss him off to the point where he would probably want to kill me but likewise, it would completely void my own Love Life. (Assuming that this information is available to everyone involved) Now. I know that this is an extreme scenario, but these things do happen and it just shows you how quickly you can go from Loving someone to Hating someone within seconds based on one or more of your "conditions" not being socially adhered to. Yes sure, there is this whole forgiveness thing and polygamy and what not. But really think about the damage caused here. Once the heart is "broken" the Love battery basically stays empty for a long time.

Likewise, no matter how much you love you dog. If it ate your baby you would no longer Love your dog, and perhaps even rush to the vet to end its life or do it yourself out of anger. (Anyway, this went dark 😀) but I hope this gets your gears moving and makes you think about Love in a different way) 

 That said, it is very easy to be lovable. Be a good person, shower, be presentable, stop telling people stories they don't want to hear, learn to read people's emotions, think before you speak, don't overstay your welcome, stop talking about yourself all the time, fucking listen and stop inserting your own "relatable" experience when someone is sharing about something that excites them, stop insulting or dragging people down, don't talk behind their backs (they always know) and if you have the need to talk behind someones back (wtf are you doing?) go sort your life out you saddo.

These are just a few ways of being Lovable, There are a thousand other ways of making other people feel good about themselves which in return makes You Lovable & Likeable. Uplift & Make people comfortable to be around you and in return they will naturally fill your precious soul battery.

1. We all love buying shit for ourselves. But have you ever noticed how nice it feels when you gift something to someone and they actually really genuinely like it? Im talking about the kind of gift that you put effort into, people fill up with joy in seconds - as they feel loved and appreciated.  So gift, meaningful gifts to other people rather than yourself, and your Soul will naturally fill up :)

1. Final and the most important one. When you do something nice to someone don't expect anything in return. It is not a business transaction. Yeah, Love is conditional. (Unless you are Jesus)-  But not transactional. Expecting something in return will not fill your battery.

Ok now that we covered Love which is the most important soul revival tool, we should talk about a handful of others. 

Purpose

Purpose in Life gives meaning to your existence. It is said that finding your purpose is one of the mysteries of Life, but here is my twist on it.  We all associate purpose with something really deep and meaningful. Why? Why do we think that our purpose is to have or do something big? Who set out the rules? 

"Having a purpose will fill your soul. Period. "

Your purpose can be helping one person, a pet or creating a better atmosphere for other people to live in, even if it feels like a drop in the ocean. For example, I thought my purpose was to make as much money as possible by providing what ever service/business that I come up with so I can generously contribute to society, have children, retire and leave a nice legacy of some sort, but in the last few years, I realised that my purpose is to utilise the skills and talents that I was gifted with or developed throughout the years to better other peoples lives, even on a super small scale.

This post is a good example. Maybe, someone reading this will find this information helpful which can lead to something bigger and meaningful in their lives, sometimes it's the small little triggers that can inspire and lead to greatness.  You never know, maybe you will finally message your crush just because I told you to, and the next thing you know you are married and having children, thanks to me! :D That said, the potential of this unlikely smallest movement  will make me happy, as deep down I will know that I have done something. Something That impacted someones life in a positive and maybe meaningful way. Even if it doesn't, at least I managed to entertain for the 5 minutes thay you read this.  Which in return - makes me feel less Dead Inside. …Back to purpose.  

It can also be something even smaller. Let's say; I pick up a single piece of rubbish on the street….  Sure the impact seems small and insignificant, but if another person was walking behind me with their child, let's say.. the child sees this good deed and queries his mother;  

Mummy!? Why did that man pick up that piece of rubbish? Assuming the best case scenario, The mum explains the importance of keeping our planet clean and tidy, the child learns something really valuable, the road has less rubbish, mum feels like she contributed to her childs Values and even the Bin Man across the street sees this good deed that I did … thinks wow, this guy is great… Faith in humanity restored, gets super inspired, finds some change in his pocket, gifts it to a nearby homeless man, Homeless man buys a lottery ticket, wins £197 Million jackpot, donates, money to cancer research / cures it, with left over money ends world hunger….… I could go on forever :D but I hope you get the message. 

I encourage you to share an example of your own in the comments, I hope you are more creative than I am (haha)  

Anyway, whatever you are doing in life, as long as you are doing it in good faith you are fulfilling your purpose. I don't need to give you any more examples. I know you are smart like that. But I hope you know that your purpose can change. One minute you are helping to fuel the nation, by flipping burgers at Mcdonald's,  the next you might be saving someone's life by lending someone an ear who was on a bus about to end their own life off the nearest bridge….because his best friend fucked his wife :D …I know I'm a child. Deal with it.

Anyway, purpose does not need to be big. It does not need to be Life changing for you or anyone else, your purpose is literally to be YOU to be yourself and to spread Love and Joy which is basically the only important thing, as without it there is no passion and without passion, motivation and discipline we would have nothing. No iPhones, no tesla, no BMW, no Pizza, nada nothing. 

Your purpose is literally to improve, teach, inspire & Love if we all play our part in doing this the world becomes a better place through joint effort and only then good things can happen, so to answer your question, YES - children are our purpose, because we have the most control over them to help and mould them into something amazing, through Love, kindness and Attention so they can achieve great things and pass the same message on until the end of time :D Amen. 

Love yourself! 

This is sooooo fricking important, that I cannot even describe it.  Loving yourself does not mean buying yourself materialistic goods nor does this mean going on bigbooteyhoes.com and flicking whatever it is you like to flick.  If you actually do it out of love for yourself and not hate then it is totally OK. Do whatever you like, if it makes you feel good. You are literally the main player here. I don't want to sound like I'm telling you how to live your life, I'm just bored and on a journey of filling my own soul. So you - do you. 

 When we feel sad, empty and alone we like to "punish" ourselves, be it fast food, porn, Netflix (5 seasons in 1 day) or Adele.. because she gets you, man… it's like pouring hot sauce on hot sauce - we want to prolong this feeling for some weird emotional reason.

Whether it's buying something that is way too expensive (YOLO) or diving deep on the 5th page of whatever dirty website you like to go on to, feeling bad about yourself doing it. (this by the way is a big sign that you are "dead inside", or just horny wink wink and have unrealistic expectations ;)) ….

Actually Love your body. Put Beautiful food in there from time to time, (easier said than done, I know,  but when your soul is charged, it doesn't want crappy food as much. Invest in your well-being,  by trying out new things, Try meditation, a gong bath, a rebirthing session (shout out to my mum) find her in the comments somewhere and book a session.

Something a little different from your normal routine will fill your soul up. (It sure has done so for me)  

I'd love to recommend exercise but I struggle to do it myself, so it would be very hypocritical of me to tell you to go gym or a run, but what I can say is to feel better about your self you can start in the kitchen, and exercise may or may not follow 😄 

Love yourself also means Love your body, learn to accept your body the way it is, it is perfect! Some people might not think it and that's ok, but there are people who will absolutely worship every piece of you no matter your flaws. (people who matter) 

Who decided what and who is beautiful and who is not… Vogue & beauty products have only been around for like a second, in the grand scheme of things… Look at the old paintings, literally, no one actually cared what they looked like. Ever, but capitalism and materialism won, at least for now. Next time you go to an art museum somewhere, try to see what people used to look like in thr oil paintings, you will see a lot of flappy bellies, saggy boobs, small willies, and unsymmetrical faces and if those people got painted hundreds-thousands of years ago, id like to assume that they were worthy of being painted. All of this will charge your battery super fast. (especially Women) 

Fun side note: Why dont animals care what they look like? 

 Comparison is a Thief of Joy! 

I bet everyone close to me, is sick of hearing this phrase, but when I first heard this, it was one of those life-changing quotes, that really fucking sunk in. I thought about it long and hard and I try to actually use this as one of my key Life motos… Think about it, comparison is a thief of Joy. Every time you compare yourself to someone else, who has something, bigger, better larger - a part of your soul dies.  I reckon about 3% of "Love charge" dies, every time (using our battery metaphors). 

I see soo much paint in my friends, family and colleagues and the ones who are the most miserable are the ones that simply cannot stop comparing themselves to others. Don't forget. We are all playing a different game on different fields on this planet. 

Why don't you compare yourself with Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates? because it's stupid, and you know it. Then why are you comparing yourself with John your neighbour who just got a brand New Range Rover on finance for 10 years? - Your idea of success is super wrong, it has been drilled into you by corporations who spent billions of finding ways to make people feel shit about them selves so they could then sell you a solution to your problems 😄

That is not the point. We envy people, who buy their first house, who get married, have a nice car, have kids and seem to have things figured out. Well done to them. Actually, be happy for these people, they must have done something really good with their lives, maybe they worked their arse off, maybe they are very good at saving, maybe they have inherited x amount of money. What the hell does it matter? Just like you don't care about Elon Musk billions you should not care about people within your playing field. 

Comparison Brings up jealousy, envy, hate and deadness inside, which is what we are trying to avoid! 

For example, I remember feeling like a failure in my younger days, when some of our friends and people we knew started buying houses. I was like ok, how the hell are people working in Lidl or cleaning houses, earning less money than me are doing this? well, 2 things actually. 

First, Im terrible with finances and don't really know how to save, perhaps prioritising my finances to spend money on expensive shit to impress people I didn't care about was more important. and Two 95% of those people were either given deposit money in full or partially by their Loving parents. Which is absolutely fine, because their circumstances allowed it. Me feeling bad about myself for not having rich parents or being shit at saving brought nothing but pain. That said lets concentrate on people who actually worked their arses off, and bought houses out of their own money that they earned through blood sweat and tears, I adore them so much, but I don't compare them to myself because my circumstances, priorities and actions have been different. And you don't know what it took them to get there. Neither do I, but I assume it was a tough ride. 

The point here is that not everything is as it seems on the surface, someone may only appear successful  and others who are humble have more money than you would have even know what to do with. But that said, luck, circumstances, location, personality traits and IQ play a huge role in a person's "success".  And you should only compare yourself with yourself from yesterday. Otherwise, I shit you not - you will be forever miserable. learn to accept what you have and what you are. oh and if you really don't like something about yourself, try and improve those areas and concentrate only on things that are within your control. 

By the way, If it helps and you really struggle with letting go of comparison try thinking the other way… children in Africa, Asia, and South America where people dream of the life that you have.

If you take my advice on this, believe me, you will improve your life and fill your "battery" to the full, literally in days. - be happy for other people, don't compare and appreciate what you have, even if it's very little. Because the fact that you are already on this planet is success in its own fucked up way, you just need to see it.

This brings me to 2 of my final points, with the first being somewhat related to the last. 

Gratitude 

The first time I heard about gratitude, was when my (now) Wife went to Africa with Uni to help build clean water sources or something like that, so people in the villages could have access to clean water. I can't remember the details as much but I remember when she wrote me letters, she used to describe how people lived there, about how there was nothing appetising for her to eat, and how tough it was to live in the hut made out of animal dump in some random village. 

But what stuck with me was how amazing the place was (according to her) she described how beautiful, nature was, how good, simple and humble the people were and she even shared how amazing it was to poop whilst looking up into the Milky Way in the sky. She was hooked, and since she has been there for 3 months,  she started to sound so… Grateful. For how good we have it here in the UK, for  our beautiful relationship, for all the luxuries and how having a hard-boiled egg for dinner was a highlight of her day or week. 

Klaudia's experience somehow led me to search for my own happiness here in the UK .. And one thing left to another, maybe out of sadness and boredom I somehow come across affirmations, manifestation and positive thinking/ gratitude videos on Youtube, which was very fitting and needed for me to fill the physical void and to keep my self busy. Now that I think about it was my first ever spiritual experience. Anyway, the video I used to watch used to go a little like this.  

• I am Grateful for my Life 
• I am Grateful for my Parents
• I am Grateful for being able to enjoy this beautiful world 
• I am Grateful for being able to Walk, See & Feel 

and it went on and on.. and you kind of had to repeat the lines out loud your self. 

Years later I still practice gratitude and I know how powerfull this unasuming exercise is, nova days I write down my affirmations and gratitude stuff in my apple notes or productivity apps that I use.  Things I write in there can be about specific people, things, experiences, whatever you are grateful for and the magical thing about doing this is that this actually makes you feel grounded, and fills the soul which makes you feel less dead inside (over time, practice makes perfect)

When we're grateful, we focus on what we already have instead of what we lack. This helps us feel happy and satisfied. Gratitude reminds us of the positive parts of life, even the small things. It also makes us stronger and improves our relationships because it makes us kinder and more understanding. When we show gratitude, we feel better and spread happiness to others.

Protect Your "Love Battery" (In Conclusion) 

You are actually amazing, whoever you are -  reading this. I hope you enjoyed this little article. and I hope you have learned a thing or two about yourself or a Loved one. If you feel that you know someone who needs to read this, share it. At the end of the day, I wrote this to share with people who feel similarly to me. I have used these tips myself and seen massive improvements in "battery being filled" do I consider my self no longer "Dead inside"? no. Im still pretty dead and so will you be, because of the life we live in. But Practising these tips, gratitude and forcing your self to Love is a head start. and half dead soul is better then a dead one, so let's work on this together, as this is the only way we can spread joy, Love and kindness all in the name of filling our "Love batteries" 

 Here's a few other other informative sentences written by people way smarter then me below, about "being and feeling dead inside" by the wat most importantly, if you do feel dead inside and you feel that there is no hope for you. There is. But do me a massive favour and seek professional help / book an appointment to see a psychologist, a doctor or a professional who specialises in Soul Revival :) Cheers to you! 

Love Rom :) (Battery Level 56%) 🙏

 

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Signs of Feeling Emotionally Numb

Regardless of a person's success in their career, the quality of their relationships, or their overall life situation, anyone can experience a feeling of being emotionally dead inside.

The concept of feeling "dead inside" may vary from person to person, but there are some common indicators that someone is experiencing this emotional state. Here are some key signs to watch out for:

1. Lack of Purpose: When feeling dead inside, one often struggles to find a sense of purpose in their daily life. Each day may seem monotonous and devoid of meaning, making it difficult to find motivation or enjoyment in routine tasks.

2. Existential Questioning: Thoughts about the meaning of life and one's existence become consuming for those feeling dead inside. Questions about the purpose of life and whether it is worth living can overwhelm their thoughts.

3. Emotional Numbness: Feeling emotionally numb is a prominent characteristic of feeling dead inside. It becomes challenging to experience or express emotions such as happiness or sadness. Life loses its vibrancy, and positive or negative events have little impact on this emotional state.

4. Loneliness: Those feeling dead inside may feel isolated as they observe others moving through life with a sense of purpose. Sharing their emptiness becomes difficult, leading to a lack of social support and exacerbating their feelings of emptiness.

5. Physical Emptiness: The inability to process emotions can create a sensation of emptiness within oneself. Feeling hollow and disconnected from the world becomes a common experience.

Causes of Feeling Dead Inside:

There are various psychological, biological, or medical factors that may contribute to persistent feelings of emotional numbness:

1. Depression: Depression is a prevalent mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and apathy. It can make life feel purposeless and uncertain. In severe cases, it may lead to suicidal thoughts.

2. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Following a traumatic experience, individuals may develop PTSD, which can lead to a sense of detachment and emotional numbness, contributing to feeling dead inside.

3. Medication: Certain medications used to treat depression and anxiety, like selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), can impact the processing of emotions, leading to feelings of indifference or emotional blunting.

4. Suppressed Emotions: Buried and forgotten emotions, including both negative and positive ones, can contribute to the experience of feeling dead inside. This coping mechanism, while understandable, can disconnect individuals from their own emotions.

5. Depersonalization: Depersonalization is a dissociative phenomenon where individuals feel detached from their body and environment, experiencing life as an observer. This detachment can create a sense of emptiness. 

6. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): Chronic feelings of emptiness are a recognized symptom of BPD, often accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and a sense of being alone.

Coping with Feeling Dead Inside:

Coping with emotional numbness can be challenging, as motivation to seek help may be lacking. However, there are strategies that can help:

1. Seek Professional Help: Engaging in therapy can provide valuable support in understanding the underlying causes of feeling dead inside and help individuals reconnect with their emotions.

2. Practice Self-Care: Engaging in activities like exercise, meditation, and journaling can improve emotional well-being and promote a sense of connection.

Remember, seeking professional help and making lifestyle adjustments are crucial steps toward regaining a sense of emotional vitality and reconnecting with the world around us.