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What is emotional flatlining? We do these things because they’re enjoyable and we get pleasure out of them. However, what if you stopped feeling enjoyment out of normally fun activities? This is what’s known as anhedonia, otherwise recognized as emotional flatlining. The resulting numbness of this condition can be overwhelming …

Have you ever been feeling numb but you don’t know why? You may have heard someone who suffers from depression or another mental illness say they feel emotionally numb, but what does this mean exactly? Suffering from emotional numbness doesn’t mean you have to feel nothing all the time. Your …

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 …

Self-harm is common in young people with depression and anxiety but it also affects people of all ages. So what is self-harm? Self-harm also known as self injury is deliberately hurting your own body, such as cutting or burning, in a way to cope with emotional pain, intense anger or …

Are you emotionally numb? Do you feel depressed, empty, and lose interest in the things you used to enjoy? Emotional numbness is when you lose the ability to feel or express your emotions, which is also known as anhedonia. Anhedonia, is in fact, one of the many symptoms of depression. …