Why Don’t I Care About Anyone?
Question by John Locke: Why don’t I care about anyone?
My earliest memory was my father breaking my ribs with his ribs because I told my mom that he was smoking in the basement.
My childhood sucked past that point… He ran over me in his car while drunk, molested my sister… etc… etc…
and so here I am today… Idk why, but I can’t care about any living thing.
My pets die and I don’t care.
My grandparents or friends die or move away, and I don’t care…
I dated a girl for 2 years and broke up with her because I was bored. She sat in front of me and cried for 2 hours while I stood there, pretending to care because I felt it was the right thing to do. I lied, of course, about the reason we broke up… Regardless…
It’s not that I don’t have friends. I am constantly doing something or hanging out with someone. I am very close to a few people. But I don’t care about them. I don’t care how they feel, I don’t care if they’re hurt or upset. I just pretend to because I like the entertainment / company they provide me.
I’m not violent, and I didn’t like abuse animals as children… I just don’t care about anyone.
The other night, I thought about my mother dying. I realized I’d be upset. But not because of her death, because I’d have to deal with all the shit that went along with her death. Because of how it would effect me.
I don’t miss anyone when they’re gone.
I don’t feel upset or anything when my current girlfriend (5 months) is upset or distressed…
What I guess I’m asking is…
Why don’t I care?
And how can I care? I want to be like everyone else, to feel for other people… I just don’t…
About me:
I used to be heavily into opiates. Oxycotin and Hydrocodone especially, and now take amphetamines daily. I am generally a very healthy person, with a good diet, but do not exercise a lot (though I have only 11% body fat.) I had, as I mentioned above, a troubled childhood. When I was 17 and 18. I didn’t talk to my mother. I lived with her, in the same house, alone. She was horribly upset and got mad constantly for “not caring about her.” But I wasn’t fazed. Also, this has been a problem my entire life.
Best answer:
Answer by Edward C
i think the reason you no longer care about people is because of the way people have treated you. after a while you become desensitized to things and you stop caring. i suggest you speak to a councilor about this. lack of empathy can lead to psychotic tendencies. i would speak to a councilor so that you can put your mind at rest about this and perhaps get to a point where you will be able to care about people and lead an emotionally fruitful life.
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