Hi @Former-Member
I read your experience about burnout and found it very interesting. Thank you.
I was just thinking today that I don't feel really myself. Where normally I would feel very deeply about something or excited I don't feel very much at all. It's not that I don't care or recognise a good thing - I just don't feel much. Although I feel like I am coping better in ways and not as anxious as I once was, I am also not feeling real joy - and never really look forward to or become excited over the things I use to. I feel like I am flatlining.......And I do need a lot of sleep but not chronically fatigued. I can tend to zone out and people comment that I seem to "block out" what others say at times (this is also not done consciously). I feel I am zoning out more....
Is this emotional numbness I am experiencing? or could there be another reason. I do believe in emotionally detaching for self preservation but I am not doing the above consciously.
Are there any other symptoms that could indicate such? And what is the best course of action to come out of this? To feel fully again? I have been under extreme stress the last year but ironically felt I coped extremely well. I am feeling a bit confused to what is happening to me. Any advice appreciated
