I have experienced this. The first time I felt this way I did not see my psychiatrist until after I had cut myself. I recommend you see a medical doctor as soon as possible. For me it was well worth the money it cost me.

Please tell a doctor exactly what you put in this post. I mean, describe your feelings like you did in here. Use the word numb, tell the doctor you are not interested in things you once were. And it would be good to tell them how long this has been going on.

I always make a list of what I want to talk to my doctor about before I go see him. Maybe that will help you focus and get your thoughts together before the appointment.

I have had this feeling. I know exactly what you mean when you say it is like it never meant anything to you to begin with. I would look at things and think "I used to like doing that? Why?" For me this was a bit of depression mixed in with all the other emotions I was feeling from the healing process. I found that when I was immersed in the healing process it took over. I was feeling so much from the past that it made it almost impossible to feel anything in the present. I wasn't even able to watch anything on tv that was too thought provoking. For a while I lived on watching reruns of The Big Bang Theory, Andy Griffith and Dick Van Dyke because it was all I could handle a the time.

As I continued to do my healing work I started to become interested in more and more things - even the things I had felt I didn't care about any more. For me, how you are feeling, was a phase I went through. I hope it is just a phase for you too.

Take care

I guess it scares me because it isn't just about activities. I seem unable to feel anything for people.

I did have an issue with people too, especially if they were talking about their problems. I didn't care and I didn't want to hear about it so I avoided many people. I had enough to deal with learning how to be there for myself so there was no way I was able to be there for them. Even family - I didn't want to hear from them or see them. I was different with my husband. It wasn't that I didn't want to see him, but having him around seemed to increase my stress level because I felt I should hide my healing process from him. I hated it when he was on vacation because that meant he was home with me all day and all night. It was awful because I paused all my healing when he was around. But, this also went away the further I got into my healing. My feeling is that it will for you too.

Good to know others have experienced it.