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Emotional blunting

Brain & Nervous System | Last Active: Oct 26 9:55pm | Replies (12)

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@mvanstem If I might ask, what symptoms are you experiencing? You’ve posted this Discussion in the Brain and Nervous System Support Group. Is the emotional blunting you are referring to the result of a stroke? A disease of the nervous system? Also, how would you define emotional blunting?

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I have a neurological condition, Cerebellar Ataxi, where it’s or uncommon to experience emotional blunting. It is where you know intellectually that you would feel sadness, happiness, etc in a certain circumstance but you do not feel any emotion

I have occipital neuralgia and it is difficult to live with. I never know what to expect. I have brain fog and it’s very frustrating

I have Cerebellar Ataxia, a degenerative nervous system disease. I term what I am experiencing as ‘emotional blunting’. I no longer feel joy, sadness, etc. There is even an article on the connection written by a renowned neurology ataxia specialist. I’ve had antidepressants, psychology testing and a psychologist talk therapy at my own request with no impact whatsoever.