Yeah, I think trauma can definitely affect our ability to feel. On the other hand it's also true that for some people who have faced trauma and recovered their ability to feel, they're more open and compassionate as a result. Cold comfort, at least for me, because I feel that trauma costs me a lot..but there is also something hard won, to be gained. Others may feel differently. I am not talking from theory here, but tough personal experience. Just sayin!