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The burnout from my executive job left me feeling emotionally numb, and months into retirement, that numbness hasn't lifted. What causes emotional flattening as a defense mechanism against chronic stress?

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The burnout from my executive job left me feeling emotionally numb, and months into retirement, that numbness hasn't lifted. What causes emotional flattening as a defense mechanism against chronic stress?
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chronic stress emotional numbing burnout depression anhedonia mechanisms review NIHGoogle ↗
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burnout emotional exhaustion depersonalization recovery retirement emotional numbness clinical guidance depression evaluationGoogle ↗
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chronic stress emotional numbing burnout depression anhedonia mechanisms review NIH Google ↗
burnout emotional exhaustion depersonalization recovery retirement emotional numbness clinical guidance depression evaluation Google ↗

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chronic stress emotional numbing burnout depression anhedonia mechanisms review NIH
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burnout emotional exhaustion depersonalization recovery retirement emotional numbness clinical guidance depression evaluation
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