Do You Live Your Life feeling empty?

You don’t have to live your life feeling empty if you don’t want to. You deserve a good relationship with yourself and a meaningful, purposeful life. Let this article reach that part of you that’s there under the surface, waiting to reconnect and dispel those feelings of emptiness.

Why do some people feel empty when they have depression?

Many people who have depression report feeling empty rather than sad. Sometimes, an empty feeling that coincides with depression has a tangible cause, such as long-term grieving over a death. But, for others the emptiness they feel from mental illness may not have an identifiable cause.

Do you struggle with the feeling of extreme purposelessness and emptiness?

Let’s imagine the situation where you struggle with ignoring and escaping the feeling of extreme purposelessness and emptiness. Although you know a little about what you enjoy and want from life and what you want to achieve in future, you are still feeling empty and find yourself tortured by episodes of loneliness.

How to stop feeling empty?

Another way to stop feeling empty is through gratitude. Research suggests that feeling grateful is a very important positive emotion that allows people to expand their worldview and the view of themselves, which later leads to building better social relations and skills. [6]

What does it mean when you feel empty in your body?

Some people report emptiness as a physical sensation in their bodies that keeps them from being able to live life the way they want to. You feel as though it’s hard to process happiness or sadness, no matter the situation. You may have a hollow feeling in your chest or feel lethargic.

Who is the person experiencing this feeling of emptiness?

Think about this question: “Who is the person experiencing this feeling of emptiness?” Your authentic self is the person who cries when you’re sad, and laughs when you’re tickled. It’s your authentic self who wants to inhabit the void, filling you with meaning, purpose, and connection. Start where you are: Someone is feeling empty.

Why do I feel empty when I abandon myself?

When you abandon yourself by judging yourself, ignoring your feelings by staying in your head, numbing your feelings through substance and process addictions and making others responsible for your feelings and for loving you, you will feel empty. You are causing your own emptiness by your self-abandonment.