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7 Reasons Why You Feel Emotionally Numb

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Feeling emotionally numb is difficult to imagine if you’ve never experienced it yourself, but many of us often do, especially at certain points in our lives. Emotional numbness is often called the “unspoken mental illness" because of the concerning absence of emotion, will, and motivation. Have you been feeling emotionally numb but don't know why? Here are 7 Reasons Why You Feel Emotionally Numb!

If you're not sure whether you're emotionally numb, check out our video "8 Signs You're Emotionally Numb" here: https://youtu.be/k3cflxGTsn4

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American Psychological Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition. Washington, DC; APA Publishing.

Burns, E. E., Jackson, J. L., & Harding, H. G. (2010). Child maltreatment, emotion regulation, and posttraumatic stress: The impact of emotional abuse. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 19(8), 801-819.

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Leiter, M. P., Bakker, A. B., & Maslach, C. (Eds.). (2014). Burnout at work: A psychological perspective. Psychology Press.

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Glover, H. (1992). Emotional numbing: A possible endorphin‐mediated phenomenon associated with post‐traumatic stress disorders and other allied psychopathologic states. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 5(4), 643-675.

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