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do you feel empty dear favorite
activities lack their usual spark you
may be experiencing emotional numbness
emotional numbness is when you lose the
ability to feel or express your emotions
this state of mind can affect every
aspect of your life but you may not
realize anything is wrong numbness can
grow and worsen over time so here are
eight signs that you are emotionally
numb if you identify strongly with
anything on this list
don't push those feelings away emotional
numbness can be an early symptom of
depression so it's important to act
early confront your negativity and ask
for help
1 you've lost interest have you lost
interest in your daily life for most
people emotional numbness begins here
they stop caring about their job they
quit paying attention to their health
when they get bored with their lifelong
passions according to a 2013 study by a
wider and others a sudden loss of
interest is a strong predictor of
emotional numbness - you can't feel
pleasure do you force yourself to have
fun the 2019 study by whiner and others
explains that your inability to feel
pleasure is called anhedonia anhedonia
can affect any aspect of your life from
here go to restaurants - your favorite
TV show these activities may have left
you feeling energized in the past but
now they just feel pointless anhedonia
is a problem all on its own but it's
also a common symptom of depression if
the best moments in your life aren't
nearly as fun as they used to be you may
be struggling on a deeper level 3 food
doesn't taste as good have you noticed
that food has lost its taste this
strange experience is also a sign of
emotional numbness the same 2019 study
highlighted how numbness can affect both
emotional and physical pleasures like
eating few pleasures compared to a
really delicious meal but emotional
numbness can leave your food tasting
like cardboard if your physical senses
feel weak or strange it may be time to
seek help for you don't want anything
are you constantly unmotivated does
every activity feel like a chore
according to a 2012 study by Shadle and
others anticipation and fun are closely
late when you're excited about something
that experience feels more rewarding a
good attitude and fair expectations
prepare you for a positive experience
when you're dreading an experience those
rewards may disappear entirely you're
already in a bad mood so your negativity
creates a self-fulfilling prophecy in
other words it's not fun because you
expect the worst five you're really
indecisive do you struggle with the
smallest decisions are you less decisive
than you used to be confidence gives you
the power to make firm decisions when
you're happy and secure you believe in
your own judgment and you feel empowered
but emotional numbness shatters your
confidence you convince yourself that
there's no right answer that every
option leads you down the wrong path as
indecision grows your emotions sink
lower and lower so don't let your
indecision fly under the radar six you
feel guilty all the time do you feel
guilty about everything you feel guilty
for being lazy you feel guilty for
spending too much time in bed you don't
feel guilty for feeling guilty this is
another common sign of emotional
numbness when your emotions are adult it
seems like you're doing everything wrong
a little negativity can quickly snowball
into a mountain of shame if you're
troubled by a neverending guilt you may
be emotionally numb 7 you avoid your
loved ones have you been avoiding your
friends or family normally you're
excited to spend time with someone you
love but now it sounds like a nightmare
if you're cancelling plans left and
right emotional numbness may be the
reason why your friendships suffer when
you don't express yourself if you're
able to relate to this which trusted
friends or family members do you plan to
reach out to to express how you truly
feel 1/8 you feel attacked
do you feel like no one is on your side
do you feel attacked or criticized
everywhere you go emotional numbness can
destroy your confidence when you have no
confidence it feels like everyone is out
to get you in these difficult moments
remember that you're not alone and you
do have people in your corner even if it
doesn't feel like it have you ever
struggled to feel or express your
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