Itsamiracleisntit - I can understand those feelings you are having, as I began to feel them around the same period of time in my life. I had my mother pushing for me to get help from therapy, but I was both unwilling and did not understand what she was talking about. Apathy is something that I dealt with for a long time before becoming medicated, and occasionally have bouts with at this time. I ended up sleeping through and skipping classes my senior year too, leading me to fail a calculus class I had too low of a score to salvage for credit. After that, I was kicked out of my parent's house and felt very alone. I was really angry but mostly hurt. I couldn't explain the feelings, which continued until I was in the process of failing out of my first college attempt within a year and a half of arriving.
To put it simply, you might be experiencing a very common symptom of depression and it is very often treatable from medication and/or therapy.
I have bipolar and had previously been unwillingly forced to see a therapist. It's true you get out what you put in. I was diagnosed around 4 years ago in my mid-20's. Before that, I had been diagnosed as chronically depressed. I actually got sober around 2.5 years ago at the advising of my psychiatrist. Learning about how my cannabis and alcohol habits had reduced the efficacy of my meds helped me be confident in that decision. I know the feeling, though, and have experienced it multiple times through the treating of my bipolar depression. There is not really any difference than the depression of bipolar disorder or classic depression, other than it comes on fast and often for no perceivable reason.
I feel as though the staying at home, working and video-gaming, might be worsening your symptoms. I recommend trying something new or something you used to enjoy as a kid. I took up skateboarding again around age 25 and it gave me a great deal of freedom to leave the apartment. The problem with feeling stuck and numb is that it usually continues until medication or behavior change. It's a common feeling, but by no means something you should have to deal with constantly. If it feels that way, I recommend speaking with a psychologist- there truly are excellent ones out there who are super-down-to-earth.
Being willing to take the next step has enabled you to frame an experience that will mostly likely be a positive one. You should be proud for reaching out and sound like an intelligent guy. I hope you find some relief, in whatever healthy form you can. Don't wait 6 years like I did. Medicine often gets a bad rap, usually from people who are too scared to get help. Don't leave it up to chance, try to get help. You can always stop therapy after trying it a while or changing/reducing/discontinuing meds. Be sure to do at the advising of your p-doc (psychiatrist). Lots of people give anti-depressents a month (which can be kind of rough unfortunately) and then immediately stop taking them. They affect your brain, so it is pretty dumb to just stop taking them outright (instead of titrating). I have tried over 10 medications in my life, each getting better than the last. It is very common for adjustments in dosages or types of medications to occur. Psychiatric medicine can sometimes feel like throwing darts in the dark- the only medical practice that bases their treatment solely off of the patient's feedback. People all react differently to different medicines, so give them a fair shot and be honest if you don't like something after giving it some time. Also, congrats on being honest on here. Best of luck and feel free to message me back here or in private. - Brett
Ah, is there no way to edit a post? That's a shame - I just wanted to add that I really feel that I shouldn't feel this way at all - there's nothing really bad in my life, I just find myself to be very apathetic and don't want to feel this way anymore, as it is getting in the way of my work.