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When emotional numbness creates distance in close relationships

My wife keeps asking what's wrong and nothing is wrong but I can't explain why I feel so distant from everyone lately.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The inability to access one's inner life can create a barrier to intimacy that feels inexplicable to both partners.

Worth thinking about

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