Meaning Deficit: When Life Feels Functional but Empty
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When Things Don’t Reach You Anymore
When things don’t reach you anymore, the system may be protecting itself.
Sensations arrive with less force, not because you are broken, but because intensity has softened.
Naming this loss of impact removes panic and allows the experience to exist without urgency or self-blame.
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Frequently Asked Questions
I watched a movie I usually love, but it felt like nothing. Why?
This is "Loss of Emotional Impact." During periods of Hollowness, the "signals" of the world don't reach the Reward System. Naming this prevents you from feeling "broken." Your "emotional gates" are simply closed for maintenance. It’s not that the movie lost its value; it’s that your "Value-Receiver" is currently in Safe Mode.
Will I ever feel "impact" again?
Yes. This is a Transient Functional State. By not "forcing" the impact—not trying to make yourself feel something—you allow the receptors to rest. The impact will return when the Integrator determines you have the metabolic surplus to handle the "arousal." For now, accept the hollowness as a Low-Velocity Buffer.