Emotional Numbness: Why You Can Feel Disconnected From Your Emotions Emotional numbness doesn’t always look like sadness, anxiety, or obvious distress. Sometimes it feels like an absence of emotion altogether. Imagine a woman sitting at dinner with her family....
The stress response is a coordinated biological process that helps the brain and body react when we perceive a threat, challenge, or significant demand. Your boss sends, “Can we talk?” Your heart immediately speeds up. Nothing has actually happened yet....
Rumination and mental health are closely connected because repeatedly dwelling on distressing thoughts can influence how we experience stress, anxiety, and depression. You probably know the feeling. A conversation ends—but your brain keeps having it. You replay what...
Anhedonia is the medical term for a reduced ability to experience pleasure or interest in activities that would normally feel rewarding. For some people, it doesn’t feel like overwhelming sadness. Instead, life can begin to feel flat. Someone might still go to...
Ketamine for Alcohol Use Disorder: What Does the Research Show? Research into ketamine for alcohol use disorder is exploring a surprising question: could a medication better known for anesthesia—and increasingly studied in mental health care—also play a role in...
