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When grief shuts down all feeling

I have been numb for months since the funeral and I am starting to wonder if something is wrong with me because I feel nothing about anything.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Overwhelming loss can trigger protective emotional shutdown that becomes its own problem.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.