I was very upset by something that happened Friday night. I thought that I could deal with the problem, but i am not able to. It is interesting to see myself feel bad most of the weekend, then finally give up the struggle. Its like swallowing a large, bitter pill, that finally goes down your throat - forgotten.

Psychic Numbing - "An outstanding characteristic of the Child Within or True Self is that it feels and expresses feelings. The co-pedendent or false self denies and covers up genuine feelings. This advanced condition, called psychic numbing, is charactersitic of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It may be manifested by a constriction or absence of feeling and of expressing feelings, which often results in a sense of estrangement, withdrawal, isolation or alienation. Anothher manifestation may be a decreased interest in important life activities. Describing psychin numbing ,Cermak (1986) writes, 'During moments of extreme stress, combat soldiers are often called upon to act regadless of how thtey are feeling. Their survival depends upon their ability to suspend feelings in favor of taking steps to ensure their safety. Unfortunately, the resulting split between one's self and one's experience does not heal easily. It does not gradually disappear with the passage of time. Until an active process of healing takes place, thhe individual continues to experience a constriction of feelings, a decreased ability to recognize which feelings are present, and a persistent sense of being cut off from one's surrounds (depersonalization). These add up to a condition known as psychic numbing."