Emotional Numbness

1. ... is almost always acquired

1.1. Except for the brain structural differences like Sociopaths

2. Reversible

2.1. Given the right approach

2.2. Always a result of stabilization and processing

2.2.1. Emotional Stabilization

2.2.2. Emotional Processing

3. Neurophysiological mechanisms

3.1. Research

4. Alexithymia

4.1. As medical term

4.2. Associated with/A feature of certain pathologies

4.2.1. Eating disorders

4.2.1.1. Anorexia nervosa

4.2.1.2. Bulimia

4.2.1.3. ... others

5. Synonyms

5.1. Alexithymia

6. A natural defense mechanism

6.1. Something has been too painful - that leads to shunning of that emotion

7. Behavioral mechanisms

7.1. Avoidance