You don’t have a big fight. No dramatic breakup. It’s quiet. One day, you look around and realize you’re not really feeling it anymore. The love, the spark—gone. Like, where did it go? You’re still ...

Patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can experience symptoms that include under-expression of emotions, such as numbness, as well as over-expression, such as rage outbursts.

What does dissociation really feel like? Learn why people dissociate, why anger and numbness can coexist, and practical grounding techniques to reconnect with yourself and the present moment.

In trying to manage everything around us, we often forget the most important relationship of all, the relationship we have with ourselves. And that disconnection slowly starts affecting the quality of ...

Dear Annie: “Numb and Lost” wrote to you regarding emotional detachment as a result of trauma and challenges in their life and struggles with finding proper therapy. As a 37-year-old male who has had ...

Finding joy each day requires actively regulating your nervous system to override the numb, disconnected feelings—a protective form of emotional blunting—that come from modern parenting. A number of ...