Best Tips to Overcome Emotional Detachment or Emotional
Numbness
1.
The first thing to do is to choose to respect and allow all emotions –
no matter what they are. Also, try and grasp the fact that suppressing your
emotions will likely lead to heartache and problems later on (as they’ll
possibly resurface at inappropriate times.)
2.
Try and understand that feelings and actions are two very different, and
unrelated, things. That
is, you can still feel angry without becoming violent – so don’t assume your
feelings will affect your actions, too.
3.
Try to figure out the message behind intense emotions.
Are you angry because you’ve been hurt, used or abused? Are you sad because
deep down you feel that you’ll never find true love - as you can’t believe that
anyone will love you for yourself?
4.
Take that risk – and find the courage to ask someone for
help. If you’re honest with yourself, you’ll know that there are those who
genuinely love you like – like a true and caring friend. The important thing is
not to try and isolate yourself, and to make the extra effort to prioritise
self-care. You need other people to help you work through this.
5.
Seek professional help if the symptoms persist.
There are excellent counsellors and therapists out there who have the training
and skills to help you to get free – so you can live a more fulfilling and
normal, healthy life.
6.
Be patient within yourself. It’s likely to take time – as you will
need to learn to trust, and take some barriers down, so you can be yourself
again (and that is often hard to do when you’ve experience hurt and pain).
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