JAKARTA - Sometimes, a person can look very calm and can control emotions well under any circumstances. This condition can be called their emotional control that has been well trained, but it can also be different.

This is a state in a safe person who has started to emotionally escape life and does not feel bound by anything. The cause of a person experiencing emotional numbness is usually due to responses to pressure or hard experiences that are too heavy to bear.

To know someone is experiencing emotional numbness is not easy, especially if they usually close themselves. However, quoted from Worth Explorer, there are signs of emotional numbness that can be known as follows.

1. Ignoring self-care

When someone experiences emotional numbness, they may become lazy to meet basic necessities of life. Starting from ignoring personal hygiene, skipping meals, lack of sleep, and often remaining silent.

Ignoring self-care is not just a sign that someone is having a bad day or too busy. If this pattern keeps happening then it can have a serious impact on a person's physical health, as well as his mental health.

2. Lack of motivation

Another sign that a person experiences symptoms of emotional death is when he loses motivation in his life. This is not just a feeling of laziness for a moment, but rather a loss of enthusiasm that used to be so great.

When a person loses this motivation, they may be experiencing emotional release or loss of feeling connected to things that were once considered meaningful.

3. Losing interest in things you used to like

Hobbies and activities that used to be considered fun feel boring or no longer attractive, can be a sign that someone is starting to feel emotional. Loss of interest in this hobby should not be underestimated.

This is because it can affect the quality of your life and emotional well-being as a whole. The hobby or activity you like is one way to relieve stress, and if you lose interest in it it it will make the pressure you feel even greater.

Emotional numbness is a condition that can affect many aspects of life. Therefore, by recognizing the signs above, you can seek help to restore emotional health for yourself or those closest to you who experience it.


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