For a long time I have felt empty inside

Have you been feeling empty lately? Maybe it’s not the first time. Many people feel empty, as if their lives were meaningless, dull and headed nowhere. It’s a difficult feeling to explain, but it’s similar to noticing that you’re missing something inside..

Anguish begins to take over you and you feel that pit in your stomach that tells you that something is not right. When emptiness floods you, you feel discouraged, you don’t feel like doing anything.dreams and illusions seem to have gone on a trip to nowhere and, above all, you feel terribly alone.

Why do I feel empty?

The emptiness we feel can arise from the loss of a loved one., a relationship breakup or it could be for any other reason that causes this existential void. Many people cannot tolerate loneliness, or they do want it, but sooner or later they begin to feel empty. It is a normal sensation, especially in those people who, due to their fear of loneliness, cannot enjoy it.

The loss of a job or some relevant role in one’s life also triggers this unpleasant feeling. Going from being relevant to someone, to fulfilling a role through which you fulfill yourself in some aspect. When that disappears, the hole seems difficult to fill and produces a feeling of emptiness.

Another of the main reasons why you may feel empty is dissatisfaction.. Think that by tendency we want to cover many things, go very far and, instead, we leave aside what we have.

Characteristics of people who feel empty

We always visualize what is in the future, but what about the here and now? We must learn to value what we have, not what we could have. This makes us unhappy and causes us to not know what is really around us. People who feel empty usually have many of the following characteristics:

They feel like they are adrift.Everything they do is very boring to them.Things cause anxiety very easily. They are not at all consistent with their decisions. They do not feel satisfied, but completely dissatisfied. They do not find the desired pleasure in anything.They feel terribly insecure.They lose their sense of responsibility and do not commit to anything.They tend to distance themselves from their friends.They feel sad and depressed very often.

If you identify with some of the characteristics of the empty people we have presented to you, perhaps you feel empty inside. Now, don’t think that you will always find yourself in that state. You are simply at a point in your life where The void plays a leading role in everything experienced, but sooner or later it will end. As? Changing the way you see things, taking the reins of your life and fighting for yourself.

Consequences of the feeling of emptiness

The existential emptiness is a burden that weighs on the heads of those who feel it. Some people try to fill it through patchwork, such as filling their life with activities that prevent them from processing the feeling or channeling it through dangerous practices, such as substance use.

If this void is not addressed and resolved, it often ends in depression. The brain mechanisms intended for experiencing pleasure are altered, producing anhedonia and sending the person into a loop from which they may not be able to escape without professional help.

It’s time to fill the void

When we feel empty we are not happy. There is something we are missing and we may know what it is, but the normal thing is that we don’t really know what it is that causes us that emptiness that makes us sad.

Therefore, to begin to fill the void that is doing so much damage to us, that is distancing us from the people we love, we must look at things from another perspective. Because Many times it is our way of seeing things that causes this existential void. that we cannot avoid.

For a start We must follow some small guidelines that will help us rediscover ourselves. and, above all, find meaning in our lives:

Seek meaning in everything you do and if you don’t have it, find out! Know yourself thoroughly, with your virtues and your defects. Leave aside all material aspects.Appreciate what you have here and now.Experience everything you want, because there is only one life, take advantage of it! Go ahead and discover what you are capable of, life is pure risk. Cultivate the aspects that make you feel good about yourself.

Fill your voids by valuing yourself

In short, value yourself, value what you have around you and above all live life. Well, the most important thing is that you feel that every day has been worth it. For it, Take each day as a new opportunity to test yourself, to know your limits of taking risks. that will undoubtedly make you feel that it was worth running them. Life is an experience, make the most of it whenever you can.

Feeling empty is normal, but if you feel that way for a long period of time it starts to change the way you see things. Do you really feel empty or is that what your mind is projecting?

Take risks, take advantage of every day, learn new things… Emptiness sometimes only exists in our minds, especially when it lasts so long. Will you let your life be filled with emptiness or will you start living it and making it worthwhile?

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