Feeling emotionally numb as an adult can be the result of many different things, but often, it has a lot to do with your childhood — and if you were raised with emotionally intelligent or neglectful parents.
Emotional neglect happens when parents fail to respond to their kids’ emotional needs, and experiencing this as a child can have lasting effects into adulthood.
Consider this. Would you rather live a life filled with ups and downs, joy and sadness, frustrations and pride and surprise? Or a life that goes along, one day after another, with few disruptions or changes or shake-ups?
While it might seem counter-intuitive, people who pick the first scenario are typically happier overall. That’s because if you are on the roller coaster, you are living life in a more powerful way. You are more connected with your emotions, and so you are probably far more fulfilled.
But if you choose the second option, however, it might be a sign that you are emotionally numb and disconnected from your feelings.
You probably grew up in an emotionally neglectful family and learned at an early age that your emotions were irrelevant or burdensome. You may have even “walled off” your feelings as a coping mechanism, as a result of this Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN).
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