if you suffer mental problems is it difficult not to get emotionally involved in many situations?

[†horseman oℱ ℳordoℜ♞]

im 34 , ive suffered with difficult mental problems since 17, ive always tried to sort help, even when i didnt know what my mental problems were, which are severe anxiety, ptsd and a personality disorder...ive suffered many misfortunes to in my earlier life like bullying, being victimised a lot.

i got through all this by showing inner strength, the mental health services certainly didn't help me.

i still battle with these mental problems, living in a council flat alone for 8 years now..

despite my mental symptoms, i often like to stay detached, cool, unaffected by people and society around me ?

but i often find that difficult in public, and as much as i try to be detached from things etc, i get flustered, anxious , panicky, angry, fearful, agitated etc......and i feel it shows to in public.

that frustrates me, because i want to be detached and unaffected by everything ?

thanks.

[cody h]

I feel detached from the public. I view the public from a 3rd person view. Just observe them and laugh. Its a bit lonely though. Read books, draw and perhaps invent something new or do something exciting. You are different from most people so I don't see why you'd hop on the bandwagon with these trend followers. Tbh being in public is horrible, there's too much mass media and technological influence from them. I know I'm using tech right now but its a bit too far to text 10 different people, updating twitter 24/7 in the go. Plus these people are lost. They are controlled by brand name clothing, the latest TV show etc . You aren't missing much . I'd rather walk through the woods than the mall any day. I hope you find good people to be around though, they actually exist but you must find them

[Cece]

Get a hobby even knitting or crochet to keep your mind focus and calm. You can also relax and steady your thoughts and concentration. Don't get into something like religion or politics, discussion, debate, controversial matters that will make you think, finding the truth, retaliate etc which will overwork your mind and confuse your thoughts. Try to free your mind and believe and see whatever out there is nothing that will bother you, colorless to distract you and you just want peace of mind to focus your mind in the right direction not to hurt, envious, angry at anyone or anything despite all the sadness, bitterness etc out there *

[Sunshine]

Yeah, I understand I have gone through extreme anxiety and depression I look at life through the eyes of a spectator and not myself.
I think your dealing with being alone from everything concerning the outside and your having some inner conflict about not feeling that way but you are still getting the symptoms .
I urge you seek help, embrace life, be a part of it not from it, feel alive