I feel empty and I don't know why.

mmiller, we have all felt this way and it is horrible! Sometimes there is not a rhyme or reason that we can see for feeling like this. It could be all the things you mentioned plus a whole lot more. I like to think of these times as being a warning or alert. It is the universe's way of saying hey, stop and a have a check of where you are going. It is like being asked Are you sure this is the right path or do you need to make a few changes? Even when life is traveling nicely and plans are going accordingly we still need to check that all is well. Of course winter is an especially trying time, but I am sure the sun will shine soon.

As a mother I can understand your feelings of lonelinessb'cause I too had the same kind of feelings despite having averygood and co-operating spouse and kids. I think you need to take a break from your routine and move to a far away place with your family fo a holiday where you can forget all your regular to do things and just relax doing nothing, Just tryit out which really helps.

Perhaps you need to try a kind of work/business that has a social relevance, one that will give you a sense of fulfillment. This way you will feel like you have an important purpose in life, a crusade or advocacy, a problem to solve.

hello there to U...about your case, yes, all of us do feel empty too at times...there are times, when everything seems right, i do feel down or sad, which i can't realy explain sometimes... I guess the solution to that kind of feeling, is to pray to GOD...according in Psalms 30:11,12 "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackloth, and gird me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my GOD, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever." You've been blessed by GOD...good for you...we should always thank GOD for all the blessings that HE has given to all of us... According in Psalms 103:2 "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all HIS benefits:" Everytime we woke up in the morning, let's thank GOD for giving us another beautiful day, for the air that we can still breathe, live, taste, and see the beauty of all HIS creations... I guess, in my case, the solution to all the emptiness that i'm feeling before is thankfulness to GOD for all the wonderful blessings that HE has given to me...i tell you, it's a vital step to health... Another solution is, learning to be optimistic in all things...seeing the truth, accepting, forgiving, and recovering... We should be grateful and thankful to GOD for all the beautiful people around us, and that includes our family and friends who've always been there for us...making us smile, happy, feeling so blessed... Praying is really important too in our lives...it's a way of thanking GOD and bringing us all more closer to GOD...let's put GOD in the center of our lives... Let's have faith professing with good works, trust, believe, worship, and praise GOD...do it all for GOD's Glory... GOD is so merciful and so good all the time... HE never fails, HE will never leave you, nor forsake you...to GOD be all the Glory... I hope and pray that in time you'll be happy again, not feeling down, empty, or sad anymore...have a blessed day ahead of U...may GOD BLESS U & UR family always!!!

Well, this is maybe because you are somehow caught in the everyday's issues and problems. You said something about this yourself. And maybe you reached certain stages too fast, maybe you made some big leaps over certain stages. Maybe you need some more casual friends, not only the close ones. Maybe you need to find some ways of entertaining yourself, to do what you like most, whatever that might be. You should look better into yourself and see what could bring you happiness. Or maybe the thought of getting loose frightens you? Maybe it's too much self control, who knows. I said maybe until know, but I also can tell you at least one certain thing...consider all these elements, because there is no sign in all that you're telling us that you take care of these aspects. Happiness is not just self-development and self-actualization...it's much more... Take good care of the kid inside you!

The situation you have been facing is something I face quite often. I feel very lethargic, down in mood and like to stay alone. I have a good sense of humor and like to joke with friends. But during these moments, i hate joking and all those stuffs that make me boring. This happens all of a sudden and I don't know why. But as a solution, I usually switch to listening music, writing down my feelings on paper, indulging myself into something that interests me and most importantly, praying. I pray and feel calm instantly. It really helps me a lot. Psychologically these situations are usually caused to those people who do many things at a time and usually are not satisfied. The increased desire of doing it better depresses the mind and this feeling comes. hope I have made it clear....although a bit long.

most of us feel that way once in a while, i guess its normal, i even feel that kind of loneliness and emptiness for no reason sometimes, there are times when i even think of wanting to cry because of the deep longing i feel inside which i can't put a name at. i guess its maybe because of our mood swings and hormonal change. whenever you feel that way, just welcome the sadness and be close to your love ones more to overcome it, avoid being left alone if you have this unwanted feeling so as to prevent further depression.

I think we all feel like this at times. I know that I always need something to challenge me... if I don't have that then I become bored and start feeling the way you do. Try taking up a new interest like scrapbooking classes, or go out with your friends once a week and see if that helps.

All of us have feelings like this from time to time, the important thing is to not identify with it and make it important so that it becomes the way you feel most of the time. A very good book to read is "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, it may help you to understand the why. The way to handle this feeling is when you recognize you are feeling it, is accept that it is okay to feel that way, it is not who you are, just a feeling, it will help you to put some separation between the real you and the not so good feeling, it will give you space. Then realize you are thinking about it, just realizing your thoughts will also give you space and help you to awaken from the feeling. Don't resist it, don't fight it, just realize that you feel that way, it is okay to be sad, bored, empty and you can be that way without identifying it as you. Hope this helps and you read the book.