Does anyone else feel emotional numbness

[Amara 94]

Something I have noticed since taking a study break from uni and being left with a part time job as I wasn't studying again is emotional numbness and excessive anxiety.

Tbh I don't even think it's something new with me, I think current circumstances have just made the feeling clear enough to notice. I think before I was working enough, or occupied enough to ignore the feeling.

I suspect my emotional numbness stems from feelings of helplessness, feeling the need to hide certain parts of myself, not allowing myself to feel emotional pain, but emotional pain is inevitable.

From videos I have watched on emotional numbness I know that I shouldn't aim to get rid or supress the feeling as the feeling is a result of supressing other emotions. I notice the feeling isn't as extreme when I go outside a bit even if being outside triggers anxiety.