Topic: Discomfort with emotions I do have

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Discomfort with emotions I do have
29.04.2016 by CV

Something happened recently that caused me emotional feelings.
And I distinctly did not like it. I'm not sure if the feelings were positive, negative, or something else outside the polaric binary I'm similarly unaware of, or the names of these states, but the fact was that ANY emotion, no matter its classification, makes me uncomfortable. I think the encounter also held some expectation for me to feel and relay similar emotions as my counterpart, but I only realised this about an hour after the incident.
Ordinarily, I operate at a void. A kind of cheerful neutral.
Through time, I have learned to simulate outward emotions, but inside, homeostasis usually continues.
I know a lot of alexithymic people dislike being this way, and seek ways to change, to make themselves emotionally capable. I understand that emotionally I am less involved than most - but the point is even when I do encounter my own emotional experience, I dislike it. I want to return to neutrality as soon as I can and avoid circumstances likely to excite anything else.
Is that making any sense? Essentially, I don't want to change. I'd actually rather increase the tendency, as ANY emotion at all feels immediately and completely overwhelming for me. Feeling anything other than neutral feels foreign and undesirable and I want it to stop.
Opinions?

I can relate.
13.05.2016 by Dave

Avoid getting into any relationship. I've been married a few times; the worst decisions of my life. I'm hoping to get back on an even keel (I'm getting a divorce) and live the rest of my life neutral, too.

Don't like it
14.05.2016 by GwenTheBoxerDog

Sometimes emotions (I think) makes me physically hurt. I think this can happen with both negative or positive type feelings.

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