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When emotional numbness alternates with overwhelming sensitivity

I feel completely numb most of the time but then small things make me cry uncontrollably and I cannot predict when it will happen.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system oscillates between protective shutdown and overwhelming activation when unable to find sustainable regulation.

Ideas that help explain it
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