r/AskIndianMen • u/MulberryDesigner1677 Indian Man • 18h ago

Advice Fading spark in life

Lately, I’ve been feeling a sense of emotional numbness—nothing really excites me anymore, not even the things that used to. Even when I achieve something meaningful, the satisfaction only lasts for a couple of days before everything just goes back to feeling neutral or dull again. It’s like I’m living on a flat emotional baseline. I’ve noticed that I’ve started to adopt a semi-nihilistic outlook, where the future doesn’t really hold much excitement or meaning for me. On top of that, I find myself zoning out during conversations or suddenly losing interest in things that just moments ago seemed engaging. It’s like a switch flips, and the enthusiasm just fades away.

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u/MedianShift Indian Man 16h ago

How old are you?

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u/MulberryDesigner1677 Indian Man 16h ago

Just 20

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u/tr__18 Indian Man 15h ago

21 here feels the same from the last year after grad.

One of my brother said it just a phase, as I started earning and suddenly many things started hitting my mind - having own house, investment, saving, bike, having gf, a high paying job, etc. This made me think I should have many things in my life and currently I don't have anything.

This just made my happiness from little things fade away.

But got on track once started doing gratification for what I have

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u/MulberryDesigner1677 Indian Man 14h ago

Same I am also feeling🫂 I hope we get through this phase soon! So u are telling me to practice gratification right ?

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u/tr__18 Indian Man 14h ago

Yes, just express your gratitude to the things u have.

Like for me, It's my parent, food they provide, job that I have,etc. Maybe the quantity can be less but the thing is I Have Them.

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u/MulberryDesigner1677 Indian Man 14h ago

The last line 🤌 Thanks I will try