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I guess I have been blocking my emotions, because I didn't want to face the reality...I too have come from a family that apparently had sexual abuse going on, but didn't hear about it until I was much older, when my mother was dieing all this stuff came out. I have never remembered it happening to me, but my brother and my sister said it both happened to them. My father was an alcoholic. I kept wondering through my life if something happened to me too; and although I was afraid of my father, I don't remember anything happening to me personally, except witnessing a few times my sister being chased into the bathroom. So I was afraid too. But since then, throughout my married life, I have had panic attacks in various places, one of which was with other men I have been attracted to. This has made a real mess of my life, as the people I liked I blushed around a lot, and I am a married woman with a very nice husband. I have finally come to face my emotions through this Panic Program, that maybe I did love these people, but didn't want to admit it even to myself. This is what we are talking about, not admitting our own feelings, or not really knowing what they are right? It is very confusing. It has caused others pain, and depression to myself. I hate myself for my feelings.
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Hi Medowlark, As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I have learned to be very skillful about hiding my emotions to the point that I frequently don't feel them either. At times, it seems that I have almost seperated from my body and I am just kind of hanging there watching myself go through the motions. It's not that I don't want to feel because I do.....I have come a long way and have worked very, very hard on this aspect of who I am but definitely am nowhere near where I want to be. I wish you all the luck in the world with getting to where you wish to be....just keep working on it!!! It's comforting to know that we aren't alone. Take care! kathy
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Thx for the advice. I've actually been seeing a counseler and a doctor, and I'm on antidepressents, so got that covered. :)
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I agree with Mudskinger, this sounds like depression to me. Anxiety and depression as siblings and often manifest thamselves together. The treatment for them is not the same however. I strongly suggest a talk with your doctor on this issue. Mike
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Thx for all your replies! Polly, your description of the "kettle boiling over" hit the nail on the head! I feel like everytime an emotional issue comes up, instead of getting emotional myself, I get anxious. I've been doing some "self exploring" and discovering, little by little, what my feelings for things are. It's been really tough sometimes, there are some feelings I've buried really deeply, but I'm making progress. I feel so much better already than I did a month ago!! I'm hoping that this might be the key to all the anxiety that I've been experiencing almost non-stop for the past two years. Thanks again!
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I too keep my feelings hid. I was told by my Dr. that when you hold in your feelings that they come out as anxiety...he said like a teapot of boiling water..the top will eventually blow off. This problem is addressed in the Panic and Anxiety workbook by Dr. Bourne..when you are feeling really anxious..lay down in a quite place and try to find the emotion that you are feeling. There is a list of emotions in his book. Sometimes you can pin-point what you are feeling by where in your body that you feel the anxious feeling in. Another good tool that has really worked for me, is journaling. When you are feeling anxious, get a notebook and just write whatever comes to your mind at the time..just ramble on and on. Hiding your feelings is a learned response. Mine comes from my overly critical parent. My Mother always expected me to think exactly like her. In order not to be called stupid or crazy I would hide my own thoughts and feelings and just agree. Even though I have been working on it, I still can't express certain feelings to others..but just writing about them does me a world of good....I write about them...get them out of my head and the anxious feelings leave for a while.
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I cannot even cry lately..i can't feel anything or for sentences it seems nearly impossible...I am incoherent with speech and imcomprehesible at times...My emotions used to be out of control but now they are non-existant...I just would like to feel something again but i don't know what. Best to you!~
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dear medowlark Your story feels so familiar to me. My ex wife was the same.With her it was a symptom of her childhood abuse which made her so insercure that feeling of happiness, love, etc, made her feel so vunerable and weak, and so locked them all away. Course it was a sign of deppression. People often find it difficult to show,feel,or share emotions when suffering like that. If you are suffering from depression and dont know it, there is a sister site to this, that deals with that side of things. I'm sure one of the support specialists will give you the link to that site, or you can browse the other messages and it will be there somewhere. i'm sure i wont be the only one here who would advise you to go and have a chat with your DR about this, it isnt you just being silly or anything like that, or even like you have a choice in the matter. Sounds more like a symptom of deppression to me, and you can with help become well again, and start to feel once more. Best wishes Mudslinger uk
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Is there anyone who has any trouble allowing their feelings to be felt by them or shown to others? I don't know if that makes any sense, but I have a heck of a time sharing my feelings with anyone else, and I think it's because I don't really want to feel them myself. It is so hard to admit to myself whenever I am angry, or sad, or jealous, or happy, or in love, or anything, and it is really quite boring to be sitting here without any feelings I'm aware of or can make myself be aware of. It's really quite painful at times, because I've gotten so good at blocking my emotions that I don't even realize when I'm doing it, but my emotions are running me just the same. If I cry, I don't know what the reason is, but it feels that much more painful because I can't feel it. Even sharing this bit of me is difficult. Any help???? I really want to feel again, but I don't know how and I'm almost too scared to try.

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