Be aware about emotional numbness!!

What actually is emotional numbness? Most people don’t give much attention to their feelings and would not think of using the words empty or numb to describe their own emotions.

Here I would like to remind you that human beings are designed to feel emotion. When that design is short-circuited, first by emotionally neglectful parents and later continued by the child himself as an adult, it throws off the whole system.

Imagine ice-cream made without sugar or a computer program in which some of the most basic commands have been removed. Such is the malfunction of the human psyche when emotions are pushed out of it.

In many ways, emptiness or numbness is worse than pain. Many people may have it. It is very difficult to put such a thing into words, it's an abstract, not only abstract but empty too. If you do succeed in putting emptiness into words to try to explain it to another person, it’s very difficult for others to understand it.

Numbness seems like nothing to most people. And nothing is emptiness, neither bad nor good. But in the case of a human being’s internal functioning, nothing is definitely something. Emptiness or numbness is actually a feeling in and of itself. 

The numbness could be prompted by a particular event, such as a death of someone close to you or a recent traumatic experience. Or, it could come out of nowhere and overwhelm you during an otherwise normal day.

You may even feel like you’re looking at yourself from the third person rather than experiencing life in your own body. Or that you’re disconnected from your own thoughts and emotions — feeling unable to react to the people around you. It can be incredibly isolating and lonely, especially if you’re unsure why it’s happening to you.

Numbing your emotions can also be a short-term salve for the sadness and stress in your life. This tactic, whether you realize you’re doing it or not, may provide temporary relief, but it can ultimately prevent you from feeling real love, fulfillment, and joy. Many people are unawared about emotional numbness.