Random people on the internet have the advantage to be anonymous.Kaleion said:I guess but I still feel like the biggest asshole in the world for forgetting about her, but thank you, seriously thank you I never thought that I could find out so much about myself by asking random people on the internet, thank you for making me remember her, that's all I can say right now.Asita said:Again: there is apparently a sizable portion of the population who simply doesn't grieve. That is not indicative of poor relationships or coldness, it's simply the way they react.
You're over-exaggerating. Like others have said, initial numbness is very common when something big happens and you're not sure how to cope. My brother -- who's my best friend -- had a violent psychotic break and was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. It was tough, because I spent months not knowing if he'd ever come out again, but aside from that fear at the back of my mind, everything was pretty much normal.Kaleion said:I really don't know what to say I must really be an insensitive bastard I mean who forgets about the only person that was important to you that died? She was the only person I cared about that died and I didn't even care that she died, wow I suck.
Agreed, it sounds a lot like shock.McPulse said:Don't worry, that's shock. You aren't a bad person or anything, your body has just shut down certain chemicals to help you not go insane.
Yeah that was just the initial shock of realizing I had forgotten I'm better now, I don't feel too bad about it anymore, I mean I still feel kinda guilty I forgot but nothing to lose my sleep over, in fact I'm fine now I was just feeling inhuman due to my lack of reaction since a lot of people do tell me I'm like a robot with no feelings and for some reason it really gets me when I feel like I might not be having a proper human reaction, besides when I was growing up the other kids always used to tease me by saying that I was crazy and that they were going to lock me up on a mental institution, so whenever I think I might not be acting human it crosses my mind that maybe I have some sort of weird mental illness, I know kinda silly but I can't seem to get it out of my head, also I think that's the reason why I'm afraid of psychologists.James Joseph Emerald said:You're over-exaggerating. Like others have said, initial numbness is very common when something big happens and you're not sure how to cope. My brother -- who's my best friend -- had a violent psychotic break and was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. It was tough, because I spent months not knowing if he'd ever come out again, but aside from that fear at the back of my mind, everything was pretty much normal.
Movies and TV make us think there has to be some climactic, melodramatic scene that resolves all our problems. But really, trauma just leaves more of a constant emptiness that numbs your soul. But it goes away after a while.