emotional "numbness"

[j17c27]

I've been having this weird feeling come about after something bad happens.  Its like an emotional "block" where one second i will be crying really hard then all of a sudden I feel nothing...like I am completely numb...its almost like someone pulls a switch and i go from emotional wreck to just absolutly nothing in matters of seconds...does this happen to anyone else? why does this happen to me? i hate it...it makes me feel really weird

[Cloudwindgate]

This happens when my emotions run to high, and I get this empty feeling. For mew this relates to the way i handle stress so i dont know if its the same for you. I dont really deal with stress i just kinda store it up. Then after a while i begin to feel sick angry and alone. Then once it come to dealing with another stress i kinda explode with lots of emotions (never good ones) afterwards i feel empty and numb. I dont really feel sad but i dont feel anything else. I dont really know how to help you in this since it only happens to  me ever once in a while, and when it does i usualy dont care about anything anymore. All i can say is if you feel a hole in yourself after wards be carful what you fill it with.

[mammo]

I've experienced this and I think we've learned how to block out these bad feelings. Medication can do this as well.  I think when we've dealt with a lot and no longer want to hurt we can go into a protective mode which allows us to block out our emotions.  It does feel weird, and I'm not sure what the answer is.  Take care.