“I Feel Emotionally Disconnected”

By on October 18, 2008 in Balance, Happiness, Meditation

Question for Deepak:

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4 Responses to “I Feel Emotionally Disconnected”

  1. Char October 17, 2008 at 8:09 pm #

    "But in fact, this subtler emotional state is really based on stronger and deeper feelings than the superficial behavior usually associated with emotional people. " ~ Deepak

    Yes, I do believe that this is true from what I can understand with my experiences of growing.

    Thank you (((Deepak))) for sharing your great wisdom with all of us … with so many.

    Love, Char

  2. sandyshanlichen October 21, 2008 at 4:37 pm #

    Dear Dr. Chopra,

    What if, despite spiritual practices, the emotional disconnection has existed since early childhood (eg, as a result of a traumatic incident)? That

  3. sidkof August 19, 2010 at 6:42 am #

    I often feel like I am unable to connecting to people emotionally. It is not that I don't require to it is that I have no idea how to. There is nothing and no one that I feel emotionally connected to. One of my greatest wishes would be to be emotionally close to any other person however I feel unfeeling because I cannot get close to frases someone. I am curious if someone knows if there is a mental condition that could cause a person to not be able to connect emotionally to other people?

  4. BenjyPortnoy September 11, 2010 at 12:21 pm #

    This is a classic component of the condition called narcissism. It's usually caused by childhood traumas, like abuse or neglect, but can come from different events. I've dealt with the same issue — not feeling like I can emotionally connect to people — for a long time.

    There's a book I found about 10 years ago called "Narcissism: Denial of the True Self" by Alexander Lowen. It really shed light on the condition for me and helped me understand it, as well as presented some treatment options and relevant case studies. I'm also reading a book now called "The Mirror Effect" by Dr. Drew Pinsky. It's about how narcissism pervades and enables celebrity culture, but goes into a lot of detail of the origins of narcissism in individuals and how it affects us in the rest of our lives.

    Good luck with everything. I know just how frustrating it feels not to allow one's self to open up. I do believe we can get over this…it's just a matter of committing one's self to making it happen.

    Benjy