Is it possible to "lose" one's emotions?

[masterdarwinian]

Ok, so my life is screwed up right now all because of moronic bastards in the world. I'm in a situation where I was suspended for ten days from school for a murder threat that was taken out of context by a retard, and the the situation is being influenced because that retard happens to be the superintendents daughter. But, either way, the school is violating my civil rights laws because of my OCD and stuff, and they are violating in other ways. Either way, I was taken out of school and my parents are suing the school. I am a straight A student and I define myself by school. The thing is, I have had situations that aren't nearly as bad that I feel angry or depressed or guilty about. But with this, I just feel the same no matter what happens. Normally I would be depressed and angry and I probably would actually kill myself instead of just thinking about it. I even had this conversation with one of my female friends that I am POSITIVE that I should feel REALLY bad and dirty...but instead I feel like I SHOULD feel really bad and dirty...it's weird...

 

[mt]

Well, this was a bit hard to follow, but if the school is really violating your civil rights, you should not feel bad at all! It's their bad if they aren't treating you as an equal. Now, as far as not feeling anything about it, you're probably a bit overwhelmed, I would guess. Now, you need to make sure that you do get those feelings out in a healthy manner though. Just "going numb" with things and not extracting those feelings lets them bottle up, and that's definitely no good. I can tell you from experience.

 

[Aura]

It's definitely possible to "lose" your emotions. I've been through some pretty bad depression that caused me to stop feeling much of anything for a while. For me it also translated into areas like eating and physical activity, because nothing seemed worth doing. I snapped myself out of it, but that's much easier said than done. I'd recommend talking to someone (a counselor, etc. or a trusted friend) if it persists, because outwardly acknowledging what you're going through will often bring back the emotions you lost and if it doesn't, a professional can suggest other means.