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When the anticipated peak experience falls flat

I finally went skydiving like I'd always wanted and felt absolutely nothing during the experience which somehow feels worse than if I'd been terrified.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Emotional numbness can rob even extraordinary moments of their intended impact.

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