I just wonder, have any of you felt any profound vacuum inside? The feeling of nothingness, hopelessness and utter numbness?

I have struggled with this intense chronic emptiness since I was a kid. I don’t how to cope with it, how to heal it and how to live with it. I always thought depression was the cause, but it feels more and more like depression is a symptom of emptiness.

I feel disconnected from reality, my feelings and my thoughts, and sometimes it feels like I’m completely disconnected from my soul. Nothing makes sense, and the lack of meaning and purpose is intense.

Have you felt like this? And how to do live with it?