I remember going numb emotionally as a teenager after I read "1984". It affected me a great deal. I've never reread it simply because I don't want to go through that again.

I have been drained and hollow feeling for a few years now. Since my wife left with the kids... i’ve been shut down.

Every Fucking Day!

Yes, I am numb emotionally right now. I am shattered! It started when my wife left, then I realized my life was not what I thought it was. I am not who I thought I was, and it all goes backwards to where I see almost everything. I'm able to see why I do what I do and why others do also. Your entire life serves to set you up for who you are right now. You go from the hero of the movie into the limited bit player that you really are. You want to recover from this and go forward normally, but inside you realize that most likely you never will.

Yes, a couple of times. After the divorce from my first husband and after the death of my second. Both times lasted about 6 months.

Yes, I have felt this multiple times throughout the years and for extended periods of time. I consider it “going dormant”, as I hope to awake from it after an appropriate amount of time.

I've been dead inside for years ?

Sounds rather common - - an emotional process of dealing with grief:

• • • reminds me of a funeral I attended. A wonderful father of a nine year old girl (they had a fantastic relationship. She was her reason for living and he was her world) died of a heart attack During the funeral the girl seamed happy and not at all hurt - - did a bit of research and discovered young people sometimes exhibit contradictory emotions because the reality of loss is just to profound.

Oh yes i have, sometimes in life you get fed up with the Bullshit in Life!

Its depression...

Only after sex

When l was antidepressants for a couple of years, they put a cap how high or low l could go emotionally. I miss that.

There have been times when I have wished I could go numb emotionally.

I am going through divorce depression or something tried time off, meds, don't know how to feel anymore and it's numbing to.

ME.

It happens occasionally with traumatic events. However it doesn't ever linger for me so I am unconcerned it happens

Yup.

I did at a time and then I realized I have control over all of my emotions and it's truly my choice on how long all that negative BS in this world affects me

I live that.

It happens a lot with antidepressants for some people, though it doesn't sound like that's specifically what you mean. I've experienced it without them, though it's been some time. If you feel like talking might help, don't hesitate.

After a very stressful period, both at work and in my first marriage, I suffered a bout with depression and had to take an antidepressant. Te antidepressant left me emotionally numb and that was worse than the depression and I stopped taking it.

Hell yes. I am seeming unconcerned on the outside but extremely sensitive inside. I think it is a defense mechanism for psychological preservation.

After I found out husband was cheating. After the crying ended I was totally numb. No emotions. The feelings I’d had for him were gone, never to return.

I have no idea what it would even feel like so I can't give an answer, but I would hope not.

Yes, especially in regards of relationships.
I only worry when it seems to alter my relationship with my kids.
Everyone and everything else: meh.