Feeling Detached

What it Means to Be Emotionally Numb and How to Overcome It

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I didn’t feel close to anybody. It was all in my head, I knew that, but it didn’t change how I felt as I hugged my mother, played games with my siblings, or danced with my girlfriend. I was numb.

Rest assured that there was plenty of effort on my end to get me to feel something for them emotionally. I knew I…