Do You Ever Feel Numb...

[SPKrazy]

and like it is okay to feel numb too?

I am one who feels that way sometimes...

Are you?

:shrug:

[Danger Mouse]

1. Numb...emotionally?

I know that feeling.
Hard to tell if it's worse than feeling down.
Sometimes I wish I felt nothing at all...but I guess in the end I'd regret wanting to feel that way...

[SPKrazy]

22. At the moment, I feel peace

relaxed, yet numb

:shrug:

:hug:

[TOhioLiberal]

2. yes.

...I'm like the walking wounded some days. Like today.

[Danger Mouse]

4. We...the Lounge...are the 'walking wounded'...some of us hide it better than others.

[SPKrazy]

21. Well, sorry...

I feel like the walking mellow...

just numb and peaceful...

:shrug:

:hug:

[Karenca]

3. I've been numb for years.

It's ok -- I can't remember how it feels not to feel this way.

[SPKrazy]

20. Okay...

I've been numb at different times, this just feels very peaceful right now... good

and even better at the moment...

:hug:

[qwertyMike]

5. Comfortabally n/t

[realisticphish]

6. damn you

joke stealer :grr:

[SeattleGirl]

7. Yep, sometimes I do. And sometimes, I think it can be a good thing.

I wouldn't want to go through my whole life feeling that way, but sometimes, especially if there is a lot going on, it can be a way to recharge yourself, sort of a mini-vacation.

[SPKrazy]

18. I Agree with you sis!

100%

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

8. Yes, many times I have felt numb (and not by chemical means either)

I think it is just your body's way of handling overload. Too many emotions and I think the body just shuts 'em all down, until the body feels recharged.

[SPKrazy]

17. Nature's Own Haldol?

:rofl:

I think you pegged what I'm talking about (not California Pegged either) (although you are in California... never mind)

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

26. ROFLMFAO!

On both the Nature's Own Haldol and the CaliforniaPegged thing.

:rofl:

[SPKrazy]

36. I Think It Is Kind Of Like That...

at least I've always told myself that :rofl:

:hi:

[Breeze54]

9. When my son

was in Iraq; I was either 'numb' or so angry I was bursting at the seams.
Numb was safer...for other people.

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

16. Hmmmm, Well, That's ...

an interesting point

numb is not a bad feeling to me right now it feels peaceful

:hug:

[XemaSab]

10. You talking physically or emotionally?

'Cause I gots to say every freakin' day.

Damn poor circulation! x(

[SPKrazy]

15. Emotionally,

however, emotions and physical body, are not necessarily separate entities

I was speaking of emotions though in the strictest sense

sorry about your physical numbness

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear Southpawkicker.......

I sometimes wish I could feel numb......

That would almost certainly hurt less....

But alas, no.....I have never felt numb.......

I am quite sure it's normal to feel that way, though........:hug:

[SPKrazy]

14. maybe it's not really "numb" as much as it is...

just very mellow and relaxed, without a care in the world so to speak? :shrug:

:hug:

at any rate, it's a nice feeling right now, wouldn't want to stay this way

[Zookeeper]

12. I think it can be OK for short periods in order to cope....

with extreme stress. But, long-term, you're cheating yourself out of living life to its fullest.

(I've been thinking a lot about this over the last week or two.)

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

13. ;;;

agreed

:hug:

[leftofthedial]

19. you mean like a numbskull?

all the time.

emotionally numb?

frequently.

[SPKrazy]

23. both...

:rofl:

but really the second one

yet, today I feel good, peaceful along with that...

:shrug:

[Ariana Celeste]

24. Yes

I used to get so depressed, that I would feel uncomfortable once I started feeling any other way. I would panic. And as soon as I got back to being horribly depressed, I would feel a sort of fucked up peace that is hard to describe.

I think I was addicted to the pain.

[SPKrazy]

27. Gosh, That Sounds Hard...

I don't think that is what I was feeling last night, but I'm not numb today.

:hug:

[Cobalt-60]

25. This afternoon Met Life Dental bought me some numb

And I was damned glad to have it, too.

[zingaro]

28. Um.

Yes?

What can I do to help?

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

32. Oh I'm sure ...

you could do many things ... :evilgrin:

I was feeling more that way last night, but not now particularly.

Sorry you are... what can I do?

:hug:

[zingaro]

53. You just did it.

You made me smile.

:evilgrin:

*blows kiss*

[SPKrazy]

54. Well Blow me A Kiss...

and that's lucky too!

chim chim-iney chim chim-iney chim chim cheroo!

Good luck will rub off when I shakes hands with you...

:crazy:

:hug:

[graywarrior]

29. Numbskullish.

[SPKrazy]

33. Yeah, Something Like That

I got to see a friend of mine that for some reason reminds me of you, or how I imagine you would be... totally fucking nuts...but now I'm back home

How are you doing?

:shrug:

[graywarrior]

Apparently, I'm in a straight jacket.

You?

[SPKrazy]

41. I'm Houdini!

Escaped my straight jacket, but I seem to not know how to live without it so I spend my time trying to fight the magnet that pulls me back to it.

:rofl:

:pals:

[graywarrior]

46. Insanity can be such a drug.

:crazy:

[idgiehkt]

30. When bad things happen I numb out

Three days later I am suddenly pissed off. It's the way I have always been, I have very delayed reactions to stuff. But I just have to say, and allow me, that Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

It's over!!!!!!!!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

This stank-ass mercury retrograde is over as of last night and it done took it's skank and scum and scuzz and hit the road I am THRILLED. I have gotten so much done since midnight last night it's not even funny and I actually didn't even remember about it til 3:00 a.m. So I'm not numb right now, I am on top of the world, literally. I got even more done today (case in point, I just washed the floor moldings, lol) and expect to get even more done this weekend, AND I finally ordered that new TPS (sensor) for my car this afternoon. I'm a happy, happy person.

[SPKrazy]

34. You Must Be..

over your flu or whatever now too.

And you are undoubtedly manic and out of control now if you are cleaning floor moldings. Can you clean some things for me?

Glad you are feeling better, and that Mercury is out of retrograde... (which I have said and have no idea what that means)

:bounce:

[idgiehkt]

38. yes, I feel pretty normal

first day in a week that I've been able to do physical stuff without feeling like I was gonna pass out. I barely made it through work this past weekend, as it stands I had to skip one building and do it on Monday and even then I barely got through it. It was bed city for me after that until today. I'm not manic (I've been waiting 15 years for that manic phase to hit, lol) but I knew that when I stopped feeling so shitty feeling normal would feel great. And it does. I'm still coughing like a banshee but it feels like such a miracle to be able to get up and do all kinds of chores. I also washed my car today and took off about 3 months worth of recycling.

Mercury retrograde happens three times a year and it's when Mercury appears from the earth to move backward because of where it is in it's orbit and if you are a Virgo it's a double whammy because Mercury is our ruling planet. It lasted from 2/14 to 3/7 this time and I felt this one especially hard but knowing it was going on helped me to detach emotionally from a lot of the drama needless to say. It's supposed to be a time of 'non-reaction' when you know things are gonna be effed up no matter what so you need to detach and not invest in them, just like of let people be assholes and let their assholishness go *around* you, instead of penetrating you. It's a great meditation, I learned that from someone in al-anon.

here is more info...I don't know if you are into astrology or not but mercury retrograde is a big deal if you are a virgo. Even though they generally suck pretty hard for a lot of people.

http://www.alphalifetrends.com/sys-tmpl/mercuryretrogradejune/

[SPKrazy]

40. Well, That Might Explain Some Things...

certainly though it seems like retrograde must have been going on for 6 months for me :rofl:

thanks for the linky and info

interesting

:hug:

[idgiehkt]

42. it explains february for me but not january

or December...or from August of last summer onward. That was just my own stupidity and blindness.

here is a link you can enter some of your info in and it will give you a little chart and tell you about your rising sign and planets.

http://www.alabe.com/freechart/

You have to know your time of birth. I've done it and it's really cool. I did my planets one time (where you look at the periods of your life according to the orbits of Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, etc) and I was amazed at how significant things happened at those junctures. It really made me feel a lot better about my life. Of course that isn't at that link, you'd have to pay to get that whole chart done, which I'm thinking about doing. but I like the little info they do give, alot of it was accurate for me.

[SPKrazy]

43. Parts of it fit

and parts of it are wayyyy off.

Interesting nonetheless

:hug:

[idgiehkt]

47. these parts for me changed my life, lol

Rising Sign is in 03 Degrees Pisces
Very sensitive to your surroundings, other people's feelings become your feelings. Try to avoid negative people because your tendency to empathize with them will make you negative also. An idealist, you must believe in something beyond your normal everyday existence. A dreamer, you like to escape to a world of your own creation. As such, you are known for the vividness of your imagination and should try to share your inner visions with others. Very self-sacrificial by nature, beware of others becoming overly dependent on you or vice versa. Allow yourself to live for yourself once in a while -- you deserve it. Don't be so envious of those who are more aggressive than you -- your gentle charity and true humility are indeed wonderful gifts. on the tenth house cusp (MIDHEAVEN).

Sun is in 03 Degrees Virgo.
Extremely careful and cautious by nature, you value neatness and order above all else. You rigorously practice very high standards of living and conduct and you demand the same of everyone with whom you come into contact. At times, you are so supercritical that you are merely nit-picky. You are very good at practical skills and quite handy with tools of all kinds. You are also greatly concerned with hygiene, cleanliness and personal health problems. Very likely your health is much better than you think it is -- don't worry so much! Extremely methodical and analytical, you are a perfectionist -- this makes you the perfect person to carry out highly detailed, precise operations. But, at times, you pay so much attention to details that you lose sight of the larger issues.

Moon is in 11 Degrees Libra.
Affectionate, warm and friendly, life must be a "beautiful" experience for you. Unpleasantness should be avoided at all costs. You tend to overlook other people's faults and you would rather give in than fight. You are uncomfortable with strangers, but at ease and sociable with friends and associates. Indeed, you would rather socialize than work -- you can use your prodigious charm to avoid unpleasant tasks. You need the support and assistance of another in order to get you started on any new project -- you are not a self-starter. Be careful of a tendency to be overly self-indulgent (i.e., lazy). Your refined aesthetic sensibilities attract you to music, dance, art and any other cultured activity.

[SPKrazy]

57. I Don't Know If I See A Life Changing Event In Mine

but thanks for the link and it is interesting.

:shrug:

:hug:

[sakabatou]

31. Sometimes, I feel physically numb

But that's due to my encephalitis.

[SPKrazy]

35. Bummer...

I have a small area on my face that is numb, I've had numbness in my fingers and feet due to back and neck problems, but they were mostly short lived (except my face area) and to imagine feeling numb due to encephalitis is frightening to me :hug:

[sakabatou]

37. It's not

It's a lot more annoying.

[SPKrazy]

39. Sorry...

none of my business, what caused the encephalitis?

:shrug:

[sakabatou]

44. It's ok to ask

They think it was some strain of the herpes simplex virus.

[SPKrazy]

48. Geez...

that sucks...

:hug:

[sakabatou]

51. I'm improving pretty well

[SPKrazy]

52. Good To Hear...

I'm glad that you are doing better

:pals:

[sakabatou]

55. I an't wait for my symptms to all and.

[GenDem]

45. I don't mind these kinds of moods

The word that comes to me is 'content'. I am a person with a great deal of anxiety. I'm always worrying about my jobs, my kids, or my husband. I welcome that numb feeling -- when all the worry evaporates into contentment. I wish I could be numb more often. I'm kind of numb right now. It might be a Friday thing. I'd be number if my daughter wasn't on her way to Florida for spring break, :scared: but I guess I'm actually handling that quite well.

[SPKrazy]

50. That's Kind Of What I'm Talking About

I'm someone who has had a lot of anxiety as well... the numb feeling is often welcome.

:hug:

[qwertyMike]

49. Un-plug the computer/TV

Go for a walk, coffee, bookstore.

You always meet PEOPLE.

Have a chat

[SPKrazy]

56. And If That Isn't The Problem...

then you've at least had a walk, some coffee, some company, and a chat.

:shrug:

sounds good to me

[crim son]

58. Yes, and numb is a bad way to be when you are making life-

altering decisions. Numb disappears and leaves you screaming in pain, also not a good way to be when making decisions. In time there will be a sort of healing and you will be yourself again - different, but yourself. Then you will know what you must do and how to go about it. :hug: