The Feeling of "Emptiness"

Two words that are commonly used in discussing how many people feel at a given moment in time are "alone" and "loneliness". Feelings related to "being alone" and "being lonely".

However, what about when you wake up one morning and realize that 
you've forgotten to check your internal gas gauge only to find and feel completely "empty" inside - look around and you can't find a "gas station" that's open so that you can just run down to and "fill up" real quick?

If you're fortunate, you may have a "loving" family or "significant 
other" around you, live in a comfortable surrounding, be among friends (even lots of them possibly), but yet you suddenly still simply feel "empty inside" for whatever reason(s). You are not "technically" alone and you feel that you can't be "lonely" since there are so many people around you - but yet you simply feel "empty".

You talk to your friends and you hear how you have "the perfect marriage", "you have so much going for you","you have so much to be grateful for", "you have so much to offer", "you have so many people who care about you", with the all-time favorite being "you have so many people who "depend" on you", (and the list goes on and on and on) - but yet you "just feel an emptiness inside". You're told - "oh you're just feeling down - it'll pass - you'll <snap> out of it - it happens to all of us". And it does happen to all of us periodically, and it does pass but what happens when suddenly it's a deep rooted feeling of "emptiness" - cause unknown for you've been too busy being something else for someone else - all the while forgetting 
to check your internal gauges?

You go to your doctor and in this day and age, it's almost a certainty that you will be prescribed drugs of one type or other - to clear up this"depression" which was diagnosed in the requisite 15 minute visit - so here,get dependant on some drugs - these will help clear up this "emptiness". Here again, there are many valid reasons why a drug(s) can be of significant help - there is no question -but is it the "symptom" that is being treated or the "cause"?

Many "so-called" religious types tell you that you have to find God - come to church - find a meaning to your life to the point you have 
transferred your "emptiness" under a different guise without ever understanding why you got to where you did. Not for a second suggesting that this is a bad thing providing it is done for the right reasons and understanding so that "another" human being under the auspices of "preaching the word of God" can never prey on your heart, feelings, and emotions blindly.

So how does one go about replenishing that "internal gas tank"?
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer - no magic - no 10-second 
sound clip you can listen too save for one.

How many of us feel that the trial and tribulations are "only" happening to us? It's "too personal and private" so no one else 
would even be interested? Perhaps, if these are questions/feelings that is something that you are familiar with, you should decide to share those and learn why/how others got there and trade notes. If you don't have anyone around you that "understands" - then perhaps the first step is finding a "new road" with "different gas stations" serviced by people who do understand if only to talk to and where both trade their "different" energies.

So what is the "feeling of emptiness" - simply a "state of being" - in search of the right gas station provided that YOU take the time to understand "YOURSELF" and "OTHERS" by sharing,opening up,listening, being open, being prepared to perhaps face some unpleasant deep-rooted truths on the road to once again being "re-energized" in whatever ways you wish to use to accomplish that objective.