Hmmm. I've been on 300 mg of Effexor CR since February and I am not emotionally numb. I definitely feel things, good and bad, the only difference between me on Effexor and me off Effexor is that when I'm on it I feel normal and can be happy sometimes, whereas off it I feel horrible and don't even know what happy is.

I don't think it helps to be numb. What helps is the right medication or medications so you can feel happy sometimes and normal the rest of the time. If you are on the right meds, you'll still have stuff come up that you need to deal with in therapy--you'll just be more able to deal with it. It won't shut you down so fast.

Good luck and thank you for sharing your experience. Hang in there!