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This will sound weird but a few months ago, I completely lost my ability to feel anger.

I can’t get mad at people any more. Should I go to the doctor?

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pluto_goddes offline Verified User (2 years, 10 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Austin, TX, US | 1 year ago (2 minutes after post)

That isn’t a bad thing. I mean were you an angry person before? Did something happen to make you like this? It could be a good little zen zone you’re in right now.

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...stephanie... offline Verified User (1 year, 1 month) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (13 minutes after post)

lucky you, i wish i had the ability to never get angry at others’

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lucif offline Verified User (1 year, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 7 #
An Unknown Location | 1 year ago (43 minutes after post)

Just get a girlfriend, and find out she is cheating on you. You’ll get angry again.

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linuxya offline Verified User (2 years, 9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
An Undisclosed Location | 1 year ago (49 minutes after post)

Could be a few things. Could be physical (ie. a neurological issue… see a doctor) or could be emotional burnout. You may actually be angry but unable to express it (alexithymia) because you feel expressing anger is taboo or because you are trying to keep up appearances for other people (you don’t want to disappoint them) or you don’t realize you are angry about something and you’ve buried it and instead you simply feel “tired”.

You may find it helpful to do some journalling. Sit down with a pen and paper or at your keyboard and start talking to yourself, exploring your life over the last year, what has happened, what your disappointments were, what you have lost, who you have interacted with, etc. Dig deep and explore and simply keep writing/typing out whatever your thoughts are.

I have found at times that I can get emotionally constipated, and I think this is probably pretty common with men. We tend to withdraw rather than express or experience emotions. If this is the case, it can turn you into a shell of a person.

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