Like, you can't feel extremes?
It is an odd feeling. But, for example, imagining losing someone you love, or imagining getting the one you always wanted... something "switches off" and you kind automatically cannot feel whatever emotion it is because it scares you so much. You push your emotions out of your awareness.
This is common in abuse survivors. It's a defense mechanism.
Here is a link. One more. (scroll down about halfway)
(did a search, could not find the topic)
It is an odd feeling. But, for example, imagining losing someone you love, or imagining getting the one you always wanted... something "switches off" and you kind automatically cannot feel whatever emotion it is because it scares you so much. You push your emotions out of your awareness.
This is common in abuse survivors. It's a defense mechanism.
Here is a link. One more. (scroll down about halfway)
(did a search, could not find the topic)