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Why you might feel numb during meaningful ceremonies

I have been to four funerals this year and I sit through each service feeling absolutely nothing while everyone else cries.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Repeated exposure to loss has created emotional numbness as a protective mechanism.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ceremony and marking time?”

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