I'm a resident from Massachusetts in the United States and I honestly feel like I'm not quite...human in my reaction to the plight of those who are close to me.

I've notice that, upon hearing of the medical plight of family members, I tend to feel almost nothing. I feel, to be completely blunt, mildly surprised and nothing more.

I've notice it when, while I was in eighth grade, my sister had attempted to OD on medication due to depression and, upon hearing of this, I simply thought "Really?" but nothing else. Then, a year or two later, my dad was committed to the ER with a heart attack and, still, I felt nothing but mild surprise.

And, more recently, my two year old brother was brought to the hospital late at night due to showing signs of a severe sickness. Still, though, I felt nothing but a small budding interest in what had happened. I'm actually growing quite concerned about this.