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When Trauma Causes Emotional Numbness and Disconnection

I cannot cry even when I want to and I feel numb to everything that used to matter to me and I do not know how to feel alive again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The psyche creates anesthesia against overwhelming pain, but this protection also blocks access to joy and vitality.

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“Where Are You with Complex trauma — C-PTSD?”

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