I've had rough times where I've had to turn off my emotions--some meds have also done it to me. I feel like my world turns grey and it's impossible to connect with people or the world in general. My pdoc told me it's a natural thing to do when I'm overwhelmed--but that I can't stay in that state of mind forever. Eventually I have to reconnect and he tried to prepare me for the thoughts and feelings I might experience when I "came around." For me it seemed like I felt the emotions that I had pent up. He encouraged me to try to move slowly........D.