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How to not be emotionally numb?

I haven’t cried at all this year and it’s so frustrating because I wish I could.

I have felt like this since 2024 but in 2025 it’s only gotten worse. I’ve always been in touch with my emotions and cry every now and then. Nothing too crazy. But this year everything has really piled on top of me. Switching jobs, paying off debt and relationship roller coasters. And I just want to bawl my eyes out but i literally can’t. I feel so numb, and I can’t even talk to people about how I feel because I can’t even get it out right in detail because of how I feel.

Any tips?

Posted Jun 30, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

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