How to get rid of the chronic emptiness?

It just wont seem to subside, if Im not feeling anxious or scared or angry all I feel is emptiness
This unbearable emptiness where everything is completely pointless and insignificant and seems to take so much energy that I don't have
I barely have the energy to summon myself out of bed and I'm just stuck lying there with what feels like a huge open hole in my stomach
I'm sorry if I'm being very negative or depressing to whoever has read this post....

I'm not in that deep state of anguish/mental torment in which I would do something drastic, that would effect my loved ones like end my own life so I really really would NEVER undermine anyone who has completely lost the will to live and takes those kinds of measures in that dark place...
But any advice on just being able to function normally and get rid of this black hole in my stomach of emptiness ?

I am not sure if it will help you but it seems to help me so I will share it.
I have an imaginary safe place that I go to, it can be anywhere you want it to be. But close your eyes and imagine you are there. It can take a bit of practice but it really does help me, lets me feel safe which usually subsides the feeling of pure emptiness. It usually only takes the feeling away for a short while but a break away from that feeling is great. I hope this helps even a little bit, sorry if it doesn't

It comes and goes in waves, so Im feeling alot better today but I dont know how it went- it just seems like it passes on its own accord, I always get people telling me to, "get up" "snap out of it" or "do something"
But they dont really understand how hard it can be. ><
The idea of reverting into a safe place in my mind to try and break out of it sounds like a really nice idea that I will definitely try next time Thankyou for sharing ! xx

I'm not sure how to get rid of it, but I find that if I can fill my time with a lot of distraction, that helps.

I wish I had an imaginary place to go, but it was an actual real and tangible place :0).

I wish I had a better answer for you, but I think this is something that most of us struggle with.

My heart <3 to you!

AMP

I'm sorry to hear that you are feeling empty . It's one of the most difficult things to experience.

Something that you can try is write to structure things that you idealize; good qualities that you enjoy/have, hobbies, characteristics that make you you, goals that you'd like to work towards, etc. Once you get these 'solid' things in your mind you can begin filling yourself up .

You've also got to remind yourself of this 'who you are' and what you want when times get tough. Whenever I feel myself 'slipping' I read back to the 'structure' that I've wrote for myself to get balance.

And lastly, goal setting! So important! Try to write yourself out some goals, even silly short term ones. When you are focused on working towards a goal it's difficult to lose track of yourself.

This site seems good;
http://www.mindtools.com/page6.html

I'm reading but not finding it depressing - that sounds horrible. I get emptiness too, but it is just there, part of me and part of the world i exist in, its not something transiently horrible, more something constant that i try to escape and that tends to catch up with me.

Disobedient wrote:Something that you can try is write to structure things that you idealize; good qualities that you enjoy/have, hobbies, characteristics that make you you, goals that you'd like to work towards, etc. Once you get these 'solid' things in your mind you can begin filling yourself up .

That sounds like good advice. For me its not about who or what i am, but i'm going to try something similar but different - i find trying to get at feelings and throw them into creativity or activity of other sorts is good, so i think i'm going to try to write down things i can do like that.

Now i think of it identity does seem like one solution to emptiness, and would provide purpose with it, but i also know that one doesn't work for me so i'll leave it alone! I've developed some sense of identity in a healthier way though, which does nothing for emptiness, but is something i feel happier about than i did before, so it cant be a bad thing.

Hope you're feeling better soon.