my feelings, and moods.

It maybe due to the trauma of dealing with bullies. IDK if it's normal myself. But if it doesn't feel right, then it maybe something physiological preventing you from feeling anything due to fear not knowing how to handle it. Maybe you mind is shutting down and shutting out the world due to those who have harmed you, giving itself time to process. I cannot say for sure.

I've felt something similar where if I get too frustrated, my mind will shut down and I ignore everyone. I don't feel a thing and my mind just make everything seem like time itself has frozen. Though when this happens my mind just need time to process everything happening because too much was thrown at me at once.

 

Um, not to worry you, but I've heard Depression described that way; having no emotional response to things on around you, particularly an inability to be excited/entertained by anything. Have you tried talking to your parents about this?

 

Yes, it was depression.
You should talk to your parents, and maybe try to consult a doctor.

 

You should talk to someone who knows this kind of stuff,not random people on the Internet.

 

Like you, right?

I was recommending him to talk to people in real life too, FYI.

 

And your point is?

You know that two people can give the same advice to the same guy, right?

 

You just insulted all of us as we reply to the theard, trying to help him/her.

And we're going off-topic.Say something useful.

 

That wasn't a insult. A insult would be "All other people are idiots". I said that he should speak to someone who knows this kind of stuff.

 

Seriously? Why take that comment personally? [MENTION=10075]Heimdall[/MENTION] said something that needed to be said; getting professional help is necessary. You said the same thing, and he wasn't devaluing what you said. He just said it bluntly, which is actually pretty good of him because I think there's a certain need for sensitivity and bluntness together, just to make sure the message gets across. There's no need to get snippy and personal.

 

Ahhh, I think this might have already taken a turn away from the original point...

But I do agree that you should consult someone who specializes in this stuff because it's obviously a serious issue. In all honesty, I don't think consulting an online source is necessarily a bad thing, as long as you do plan to take action to help yourself. Sometimes validation of your feelings can help it seem easier to get help, at least it was that way for me. Less of a "I'm just making this up." deal.

And yeah, that does sound like a mild form of depression. Don't be afraid to speak up about it!

 

I don't dought that you are not wrong but I agree with Diamond the approach was actually a bit insulting. It was said like we on the internet will not be able to help at all. I have to ague that this is wrong. Even if we cannot give a professional opinion, emotional support is better than ignoring the person. We do more harm than we do help. It's rather dangerous to ignore person in need no matter our knowledge on the situation. Even if we cannot help, just talking with them and showing interest in their presence can make them comfortable enough to at least talk about it if they wish to.

 

[MENTION=10264]Princess_Luna[/MENTION] hang in there buddy. Some of the people in this thread are right; it's good to ask for a little help in these times. As for your life situation, you're in the middle of some rough years right now, but it's not forever.

That's great and everything, but sometimes people need actual medical help. It's cool to be nice to people, but you don't get a special award for it and it definitely isn't part of the prescription for problems like these.


Besides, you can't actually know if you're helping. You could be doing more harm than good. You just don't have the know-how to deal with this stuff; the only crisis training I've ever received works purely on the basis of keeping a person safe up until they get professional help. There's not a very good way to do that here beyond linking the person in question to the appropriate organizations. It's cool to vent to your friends, but what Heimdall said is absolutely true and you can choose to be offended by it (it doesn't really even have anything to do with you at all) if you like.


It just sort of seems like a bunch of people got offended by what Heimdall said because they were emotionally invested in this dialogue. He wasn't judging your input, he was prioritizing the need for professional help. Nobody will dispute that kindness is appreciated, but if a person is in a really bad place and they have yet to seek proper medical and psychological attention, then a discussion forum actually isn't the optimal place for them. It could help. It could hurt. You can't know. Are our egos so inflated that we care more about giving our two cents than we do about the safety of another person?


I don't know if any of this even applies to the OP, but it could apply to someone else, and my point is that Heimdall's first comment was right on the money.

 

I'm sorry for caring then, because I do. Would you like if I ignored this? Is that your idea of help? If so then I'm sorry, I don't know what this age of people think help is. You don't know either is human interaction will help or not so don't justify your opinion by bringing me down and saying that I'm wrong in this matter. No person is anymore wrong than another person, but this is becoming biased to a point that I don't know if this is talking crap about mine and Diamond's opinions or if you are really serious about this. I get you support Heimdall's input on this and I respect that, but this isn't about who is right and wrong, this is about knowing how to help somepony.

Don't get me wrong, I respect the aspect of professional help. It does help but that alone will not entirely fix the problem. I may not know as much with how the mind works, but I do know what counts and that's being there for people. I won't smother Princess_Luna is that's what your perspective is of my opinion. I just want a person to know that they don't have to be scared to let someone know how they feel. I'd like to be trusted to help talk about it. If the person wishes to not talk about, I'll not pry. I am willing to give people time to be to themselves, if I must. So don't be throwing your weight around like you know it all, because no one knows everything. I honestly wish to be civil about this but I feel like I'm wasting my time.

 

Okay, wow. Now you're getting personal and defensive which, as I've been trying to say all along, should not be the point of this thread. The thing that you (and Diamond) did that I thought was really uncool was taking the focus off of Princess_Luna and onto yourself by reading into Heimdall's comment as offensive to you personally, instead of a piece of straightforward advice.

You're absolutely right that this is about trying to help somebody. That's been my point all along; there's an appropriate way to help someone which involves professional help, and if you disagree with that (which you don't seem to, you seem to have stated that professional help should be a priority) then I don't really know what to tell you. Furthermore, as you are likely aware, there really isn't any "solving" these sorts of problems, we're just trying to make sure that the responses that need to happen do happen. I agree that this isn't about who's right and wrong, except that there is definitely a more appropriate first response that involves professional help; I'm not saying that will solve anything, but it's a huge part of crisis resolution and I just said that we shouldn't be getting offended, and now my impression is that you're offended again because you feel as though I'm trying to assert my knowledge over yours on a personal level.

It was you and Diamond who said that you were taking Heimdall's comment as an insult, which (as Heimdall said) is not at all how it was meant or what its literal meaning was. If you feel like I'm picking on you, I apologize. If your intention is to be civil (which I can respect), I'm confused. You seem to be really emotionally charged and I think that's not at all proportionate to our discussion.

On another note, saying that no one knows anything is not an effective argument in your favor. Just because no one knows everything doesn't mean that I know nothing about the issue at hand, and you seem to be implying (or perhaps hoping?) that I don't actually know what I'm talking about, but luckily for me I have received a brief and minimal amount of training specifically for situations resembling these. I'm trying to come at this from the perspective of being concerned for the health and well-being of the OP. Certain kinds of treatment come first. Calling me a know-it-all is uncalled for.

 

Well things are calming down now. The situation is back in control. Though, a lot of stuff did happen...

 

Okay guys instead of bickering about literally nothing can we stay on the topic of Lunar_Skies for two seconds? That does sound really strange Lunar, but I wouldn't worry too much about it unless it continues to persist. I mean, sometimes there's just not a lot to "feel" about, you know? I would talk to friends and family about it, but again, unless it persists I would just shrug it off because sometimes people just get emotionally exhausted and can't feel strong emotions for a little while.

 

*rolls onto my but and wiggles off the grass* Meep?