I don’t have a connection to things around me, and if something catastrophic happens, I doubt I’d be able to find some tears.Īs an empath, and someone who is highly tuned in in to what I’m feeling - as well as the feelings of everyone else in the room - my numb state is sometimes welcome, sometimes uncomfortable. There is no sadness, there is no happiness, there is no attraction, there is no aversion. In this phase, I don’t feel emotions at all. ADHD Brain in Complete Emotional Numbness Most of the time I’m observing my emotions as they float through me in their own version of a thought bubble. Other times, I’m so fully engaged with my emotions, I can taste the colors of my feelings. Sometimes, I experience emotional numbness, unable to get even a glimpse of what it means to feel happy or sad. In general, I find myself in one of three phases, and each requires a different to-do manual. It’s my brain’s way of protecting me from too much stimuli and stress flowing through my body - the challenge most people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) face. I used to think there was something wrong with me, but I realized that it isn’t a character flaw or that I’m cold-hearted. The beauty of logging out is that I get a respite from feeling things intensely.
I try to ride the center line of my feelings and not get pulled too high or too low. Positive emotions can also burn me out, because I’m a sensitive person. It isn’t just negative emotion that leads me here. I can’t process many strong emotions for too long.
Whenever I exceed my emotional limits, my ADHD brain is forced to reboot.
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