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View Poll Results: Do you find it hard to recognise your emotions?
Yes, I struggle to recognise what I am feeling emotionally 51 72.86%
I sometimes find I struggle to recognise what I am feeling emotionally 16 22.86%
No 1 1.43%
I don't know 2 2.86%
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Old 21-08-2008, 10:11 AM
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Numbness is my general emotional status. I know if I feel happyu that something is right around the corner to take it away and hurt. Better to not feel anything at all so there is nothing to lose.
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My default state is numbness with a dash of vague unease, a sense that something is wrong and I'm missing it...I need to find out what it is, something is coming and I'm missing it.

I was relieved to read that others go through the time-delay, as well. When I was 21 my dog died a very unpleasant death and it was years later that I found myself crying over the incident and the loss. I have many such incidences like that.

I am sometimes baffled by emotions, and even hate them at times - wishing instead to be like Spock or Data from Star Trek. To me, they too often seem like a complete liability, tripping me up, making me unable to "act right". In fact, years ago, before I knew what was going on with me, I contemplated actually requesting a frontal lobotomy to try & just get rid of them for good and all.

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Dylan,

If I was Data I'd throw my emotion chip out the nearest airlock. Sucks to be human!!

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Emotions??? What are emotions???
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