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   Is emptiness a sign of depression?

   • However, some people have feelings of emptiness that last for months or even years. If you’re feeling empty inside, you may not understand why you feel this way. You may wonder if feelings of emptiness mean that you’re depressed. While depression can be a sign of feeling empty inside, it’s not the only reason.

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   What does emptiness feel like?

   • Emptiness can also bring about a sense of hopelessness and the feeling that you’ll never feel whole, he says. In studies on chronic emptiness, participants have described feeling isolated, swallowed, alienated, a sense of vagueness and feelings of internal absence, among other emotions.

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   What is emotional emptiness?

   • Emotional emptiness is more of an uncomfortable lightness where we feel untethered. This feeling can be destabilizing as we feel disconnected from ourselves and others and therefore unsure of how to navigate our experience in the world. What can make us feel even more unsettled when we feel empty is that we may blame ourselves for our emptiness.

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   Is emptiness a negative feeling?

   • To call emptiness a negative feeling may not feel correct, as it is a strong, palpable sense of nothingness. It certainly doesn’t feel positive, but it may not feel negative either. It’s just absent. You may feel like nothing matters, everything is boring, or that you can’t feel any sort of strong emotions.

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   Why do people feel emptiness?

   • People who experience emptiness may also struggle to control their use of alcohol, medications or drugs (legal or illegal). “Substance use disorders are also associated with feelings of emptiness, because many people use substances to alleviate and cope with their challenges,” says Del Toro.

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   What is emptiness in life?

   • As one participant told us, emptiness is: When you feel like everything you do is pointless and you’re just going through the motions. Just trying to fill in the time until you die. Sometimes you have fun or something good happens which can distract you for a while, but ultimately there is a hollowness inside which never goes away.

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2. www.forbes.com › health › mindEmptiness: What It Is, Causes And How To Cope - Forbes

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   Sep 28, 2023 · Emptiness—as it relates to mental health—is an existential feeling that has to do with how you connect to yourself and the world around you. It’s considered a component of...

   • Author: Nicole Mcdermott

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   Apr 29, 2022 · Emptiness describes a range of emotions, including feelings of loneliness, sadness, or feeling numb or disconnected. These feelings can be normal when they occur in direct response to a loss, trauma, or other difficult life event.

   • When feelings of emptiness are regular and long-lasting, they often indicate a deeper psychological issue. Feelings of emptiness are often related...
   • Other feelings that may explain prolonged feelings of emptiness include:Anhedonia LonelinessHopelessnessWorthlessnessDespairDisconnectionNumbnessLo...
   • Seeing someone you love suffer is difficult, especially when you don’t know how to help. Sometimes, what’s most helpful isn’t doing or saying anyth...

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   Mar 29, 2021 · Feeling empty can sometimes manifest as a sense of loneliness, confusion about your life and goals, or lack of motivation to pursue anything in life. Everyone might feel this void...

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6. www.aconsciousrethink.com › 1509011 Reasons Why You Feel Empty Inside (+ What To Do About It)

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   • Absence of purpose. Many people struggle with finding a sense of purpose in this vast universe of limitless possibilities. What do I do with my life? Does this mean anything?
   • Grief, the death of a loved one. Grief is a natural emotional reaction to the death of a loved one. Sometimes we can see the end coming and have some time to mentally and emotionally prepare for it.
   • Drug and alcohol abuse. Many people turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with the traumas of their life. There’s nothing inherently wrong with periodically having a drink or using legal substances.
   • Long-term stresses. Humans aren’t built to cope with long-term stresses well. Stress causes different hormones to be produced to help a person get through that immediate stressful situation, but those hormones can cause more significant problems the longer they are present.

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   Sep 21, 2023 · You may wonder if feelings of emptiness mean that you’re depressed. While depression can be a sign of feeling empty inside, it’s not the only reason. In this article, we'll talk through some reasons that you might feel emptiness in your life and what you can do to feel better.

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   Jul 7, 2022 · When feeling empty and disconnected, instead of filling the void with unhealthy habits, here are steps we can take to understand and embrace our emptiness to achieve fulfillment.

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   Jun 29, 2021 · By understanding what emptiness is, how it develops, and how to support people who feel this way, lives may be made more meaningful and deaths by suicide prevented.