Help me think of this word . . .?

Question

It means something like "being out of touch with one's emotions", and can be used to describe what happens to people with horrible injuries, like spinal cord injury. They don't really face how the injury affects them, because it's too much. I think it starts with an "a", and it's really obscure. Thanks

Answer 1

alexithymia or apathy

Answer 2

abreaction
An emotional release or discharge after recalling a painful experience that has been repressed because it was not consciously tolerable. Often the release is surprising to the individual experiencing it because of it's intensity and the circumstances surrounding its onset. A therapeutic effect sometimes occurs through partial or repeated discharge of the painful affect.

Hello?
I have updated the source see below I think you should look through it -esp the "a's"-its in alphabetical order and see if anyof them jog yr memory
let usknow I am curious when you find it

Answer 3

I agree with Notyou311... disassociation I would say is the appropriate description of what you are describing.

disassociation

n 1: the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; "I could not think of him in disassociation from his wife" [ant: association] 2: a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently [syn: dissociation]

Answer 4

It's me, the questioner, from my other account. No, none of those. I said obscure, but it's REALLY obscure. I studied psychology and philosophy and have only seen it once in my life. Man I really wish I could think of it. Keep them coming, though. I'm really pretty sure it starts with "a". Thanks

Answer 5

Stoical is the better choice..
Also ANAESTHESIA, ANALGESIA ...

Answer 6

aloof

Answer 7

avoidance

Answer 8

disassociation?