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Why emotional numbness from medication feels like hollow recovery

Everyone says my medication is working because I'm not crying anymore but I feel completely numb to everything, including joy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The absence of pain has been mistaken for the presence of wellbeing by everyone around you.

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“Where Are You with Mental health medications and the body?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.