Have you ever suffered from a huge emptiness that prevents you from moving on with your life? This great “empty feeling”, like a feeling of loneliness, known as emotional helplessnessis common in society. Let's see what it is, the causes that can provoke it, and how it is treated.
What is emotional helplessness?
This concept refers to a cluster of feelings such as vulnerability, neglect, loneliness, fear, melancholy, nostalgia, vulnerability and lack of affection and support. Feelings that can develop as part of a adaptation process to something new, or after a traumatic or difficult-to-assimilate event.
We must be careful that emotional helplessness does not lead to other mental health problems such as anxiety or depression.
Special attention must also be paid to the conduct disorders, since those who suffer from it can become aggressive towards themselves and those around them.
The most common symptoms of emotional helplessness are:
- Feeling of emptiness.
- Feeling of pressure in the chest.
- Sadness.
- Insecurity.
- Lack of spirit and motivation.
- Constant anguish.
- Apathy.
- Isolation.
- Frustration.
- Incomprehension.
- Low self-esteem.
- Eating disorders.
- Aggressive behaviors.
- Addictions.
If you identify with these symptoms, it may be time to put yourself in the hands of an online psychologist.
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Causes of emotional helplessness
There may be many reasons that fuel this feeling of emptiness, so we are going to highlight some of them:
- Nostalgia for some moment lived that will not return
- Loss of a family member or loved one
- Emotional repression dragged from childhood
- Big changes
- Family or other relationship problems
- Inner conflict, personal frustration
Most common and erroneous behaviors to deal with helplessness
On many occasions, people who suffer emotional helplessness try fill that void in any way that they feel. They take refuge in behaviors harmful to health and which mean their deterioration and ruin.
Some examples are: the drug and alcohol use, which sometimes becomes excessive and can become addictive.
It is also common to develop other types of addictions, such as gambling, work, or sex. And also to fall into the inappropriate food intake, both by excess and by default. These behaviors will only make the situation worse and will not solve the problem.
What can be done in the event of emotional neglect?
Some people who come to the doctor with this diagnosis say that there is “something” missing in their lives, but they don’t know what it is. First of all, people who are going through this difficult stage must recognize and find out what is causing this void. To do this, the most important thing is to look inside, to make a inner search to detect what has failed.
Seek help from a psychologist
A professional can be key to facing this struggle. He or she will help develop approaches to detect and deal with this emptiness. He or she will also establish guidelines for learning to manage emotions and work on improving self-esteem. The psychologist will also make the patient aware of relaxation and meditation techniques to alleviate the discomfort they may feel.
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