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When Emotional Responses Seem Disconnected from Circumstances

I cry at commercials and random songs but I can't access any tears when something genuinely sad happens in my life like when my grandmother died.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Overwhelming experiences have disrupted the natural correlation between events and emotional reactions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

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