I only experience emotions in dreams

Hopeful37 said:

I would say Esther is a good example of that. She didn't really want to approach the King on behalf of the Jews

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timewerx said:

Has anyone heard of this condition before?

I have this condition and barely feel emotion when I'm conscious. Even for highly dramatic events.

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When I dream in my sleep, I can feel emotions again in full! I cry for "real" in the dream.

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timewerx said:

Has anyone heard of this condition before?

I have this condition and barely feel emotion when I'm conscious. Even for highly dramatic events.

I very barely feel sadness, sorrow, fear, happiness, etc. If I do, only for a very fleeting moment and then it's gone (I think my brain is automatically reacting to suppress my emotions). I used to feel emotions fully, but for the last several years, I've lost my emotions progressively. I can't even remember how they feel.

I still express emotions by acting so I look normal to other people. But it's an act, I don't genuinely feel emotions.

Here's the very interesting part.

When I dream in my sleep, I can feel emotions again in full! I cry for "real" in the dream. But when I wake up, I remember the dream but not the feelings.

It's very hard to describe what I'm "feeling" right now. Since I can barely feel any emotion. It's like trying to look for something you used to have and now is lost.

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Dave-W said:

Yes indeed. really liked that episode.

And I can relate. My dad beat emotions out of me at an early age. So from my experience, it is some kind of mental block in your conscious mind which keeps you from actually feeling, and that filter is not in your subconscious. But that is only a guess based on my own experience. I could still feel some, but there was a total disconnect with being able to express it. Like you I could fake it to look normal, but it was an act.

It has taken a lot of years of prayer to get me to be emotionally connected again, but it is still far from complete.

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