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When Grief Shows Up as Numbness Instead of Sadness

I feel completely numb since my miscarriage three weeks ago and I am scared I will never feel anything again.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protective dissociation from overwhelming loss is creating fear that emotional capacity has been permanently damaged.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Emotional regulation frameworks?”

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