Please Help Me, No Emotions

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You seem to be frustrated...which is an emotion.

Like I said, I didn't loss all my emotions, but all the good ones.

Midna:

I think I understand where you’re coming from. I haven’t felt much emotionally in over a year now. I used to be very emotional from childhood through my late twenties. It felt like my early twenties was an extra hard extension of emotional puberty for me.

Around age 28 or so, I started having problems feeling anything. That continued until I discovered AS at age 31. I freaked out and had severe emotional spikes for three weeks before I was eventually admitted to a hospital for a week and put on medication. I’ve been off medication for almost a year, but have had problems feeling any emotions since I got out of the hospital.

The main emotion I can still feel is frustration. When my entire small group of friends moved away late last year, I had problems feeling sadness, but I knew I was sad about them leaving.

I’ve found that the right kind of music helps me unlock sadness and other emotions when I know there in here somewhere, but I can’t feel them or bring them to the surface. Maybe some good music could help you feel some of the emotions you are having problems recognizing or feeling. It’s worth a shot, and it's risk free.

I’ll cross my fingers for you. If you want to cross yours for me, it’s appreciated too.

Josh

I had few periods in high school and early 20s where I didn't really feel much of anything. I did have many depressive phases during those years as well. I just gradually grew out if it I suppose. I know I have emotions, it just doesn't always come out right.

If you're depressed about knowing you have aspergers, the best thing to do IMO is to just accept it and move on. Worrying about it is what leads to depression. Or if you're in a situation/environment that keeps fostering depression, then change it. Give yourself some new scenery, get out of the house or something.