“And so I am feeling numb. It's a curious feeling, and I get it all the time. My attention to the world around me disappears, and something starts to hum inside my head. Far off, voices try to bump up against me, but I repel them. My ears fill up with water and I focus on the humming in my head.” WorldTryingFeelingsVoiceWaterAttentionFocusEarsDisappearCuriousEmptinessDetachmentNumbBumpsNumbnessHumming Book:Madness: A Bipolar Life Source: Madness: A Bipolar Life
“There is a feeling of disbelief that comes over you, that takes over, and you kind of go through the motions. You do what you're supposed to do, but in fact you're not there at all.” KindFactsFeelingsEmptinessOver YouDetachmentDisbeliefNumbness Author:Frederick Barthelme
“She examined me, she looked at me critically and said, "Why are you trying to starve yourself?" To keep myself from feeling love, from feeling lust, from feeling anything at all.” TryingSaidFeelingsLustEmptinessDetachmentNumbness Author:Joyce Carol Oates
“I am feeling fine. I remember these words and recite them. These are the things you say when asked how you are. After all, it would be odd to say: I'm not feeling. Or, more to the point: I'm not, I have ceased to be. Where am I?” FeelingsWould BeRememberFineOddEmptinessDetachmentNumbness Book:Madness: A Bipolar Life Source: Madness: A Bipolar Life