Hi NO_N4ME
Life would definitely be so much easier if we were taught how feelings work, from the very beginning or our life. Then we'd be able to say things along the lines of 'I know exactly why I'm feeling numbness' or 'It makes complete sense as to why I'm feeling this high or that low'. Without such an education, it tends to be more so along the lines of 'What the heck is this feeling I'm experiencing or sensing within myself?!'.
Putting chemistry aside, such as with being able to sense or feel the effects of dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins, cortisol etc, sometimes it pays to simply question 'How or what am I naturally feeling?'. For example
- If I can feel or sense no one around me raising me in any way, logic says I'm going to feel what 'down' feels like
- If I can feel or sense everyone around me exhausting me, logic says I'm going to feel what 'exhaustion' feels like
- If I can feel or sense emotional detachment (which has come to exist for one reason or another), logic says I'm going to feel what 'nothing' or 'no emotional connection' feels like
- If I require plenty of energy in order to be able to feel or sense, a serious energy deficiency (including chemical energy like iron, b12 etc), won't allow me to be able to feel or sense all that much. I'll feel what 'an energy deficiency' feels like because it comes with side effects
I've found the question becomes 'What's lacking that I need?' or 'What do I need to feel and how do I manage gaining that? What helpful guides/resources to I need to find?'. Yep, all easier said than done, identifying the lack and gaining what's needed.
