Anyone else felt like this?

i feel like ive felt like that sometimes. but if its getting worse everyday you might want to actually talk to someone licensed, someone who can really help. but you might need a new surrounding. get refocused,

apathy maybe? life has just become monotonous? it may help to go somewhere new or unexpected, try something completely new, something to put spark back into your life. Anything to kick this numbness out of your bones. You're checking out of life while it is happening before your eyes. It's empty, a half life. You're lost. Why? Don't let this numbness take over your life. Talk to someone who understands or can help.

I too have that problem. It keeps me from doing things I both need to do and love to do. It goes up and down for me. These last four weeks have been very hard in the sense that I have, like you say, just been sitting here, doing nothing. Just avoiding reality in the wrong kind of way. But for me there is one thing that really helps, and that is working out. I am an engineering student, so I very much need my brain to bring it's A-game every day, all day, and for me doing exhaustive strength exercises, going for a run, climbing/bouldering, and recently a shy few first steps into parkour keeps my head over water. I am not really sure, but I feel like general popular culture must take some of the blame for my apathy. From a very your age (I am now 22, so it's even worse for people younger than me) we are spoonfed this sit-com, childrenTV, reality and crimedrama bullshit that makes for awesome entertainment. Problem is, this conditions us to expect great results from no sacrifice and attempt. I mean, a movie of 1h30m can span an entire year in the main characters life, or even his entire life! No fucking wonder he can make major improvements in his life when he's got a year to do it! This is why working out works; it uses all of your body, releases all sorts of nice chemicals and even conditions you to live longer and healthier. By using your whole body you tap into the old biological stuff from way back when we did not get anything for free. Where the only way to realise a dream was to fight for your own version. We depended on it for survival, so the brain figured, "shit, we gotta do something, if not this guy is going to sit on his ass all day long, and possibly get eaten by a big fucking lion! How about I give him an adrenaline shot if he does some cool stuff, or some endorfines if he does some painful stuff, or even dopamine if he pulls off one of the big ones (like love, learning, friendship, creativity)?". So, yes, I shut down, not today and not yesterday, but three days back I spent three hours sitting in my flat just waiting for something to happen. Nothing happened. Then I went for a run and felt sweet :-) - Ghini

I constantly feel the same way. With me being in my predicament, I find myself lying in bed after work, not wanting to do anything, just wishing I would fade away. The two main things I found helpful to do is traveling and working out. I use all of my anger and frustration and release the two out while running and lifting weights. Traveling to different places makes my mind at ease and I start to forget all of my worries. Granted, the fear and depression does not vanish, but at least I have some time without the anxiety.