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[–] 3 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

Seconding the suggestion to see a mental health professional about your mental state.

Saying that I’m dead inside doesn’t seem fitting, it sounds too negatively connotated. I just got nothing inside, it feels like. I just do stuff in autopilot, not feeling anything about it in any way. In retrospect I don’t know when the last time was that I sincerely laughed about something or was really sad or angry about stuff, it seems like I just go auto-pretend in order to act appropriately or look interesting to others.

This sounds a lot like how I experienced depression at its peak. You may not suspect that you're clinically depressed if you've never really experienced anything else your whole life. Same principle as gender dysphoria.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Even if you get diagnosed but can't commit to therapy and/or medication, the diagnosis can be helpful on its own. It allowed me to finally take the way I was feeling seriously, as well as overcome a lot of counterproductive ideas, like that I just had "the wrong mindset" or "wasn't trying hard enough to be happy". If that's as far as it goes for you... well it'd be better than nothing, right?

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