What does it mean to have shallow emotions?
Shallow affect has a similar meaning to blunted affect, but it is often used to describe the emotional experience of persons with psychopathy. A person with shallow affect will feel little emotion about situations that would expect to elicit specific feelings.
Why don't I have deep emotions?
A number of factors may lead to emotional numbness. While living with depression and anxiety is the most common cause of emotional blunting, others may include: Stress and stress hormones: Elevated cortisol levels may lead to emotional numbness and lack of emotional response in some people.
Do psychopaths have shallow emotions?
Contrary to popular perception, psychopaths can feel a range of emotions. Someone with shallow affect is in a neutral and unemotional state most of the time but events, especially negative ones, can still trigger an emotional reaction for them.
Why do I barely show any emotion?
"Alexithymia" is an official term for describing difficulty with identifying and expressing emotions to others. Being "emotionless" might also be associated with a traumatic event, dissociation, depersonalization, derealization, difficulty socializing, or a health condition.