I have the flat emotional effect that I assume he is talking about and I'm not sure if I can explain it to you. If I sit and think about my situation, I expect to feel something come over me that is saddness... I almost brace msyelf for it mentally but it never happens. It's as if that chemical I once had for feeling poorly about a situation i'm in, is simply not there. I haven't once felt bad about my mtbi. It's bizzare. You would think this situation would be depressing. In fact that's one of the first things each of my friends have said. "Wow, you must be so depressed and crazy that you can't workout!" Nope, not really! I simply do not care. Which is weird weird weird for me and they just don't know what to make of it. I live for my workouts and tHis is really a bad thing that happened to me, but I can't feel it. It's almost creepy.

This effect has been great in business. I find myself cutting to the chase better with people who work for me instead of worrying about their feelings... which is a fine balance of keeping them happy, I know that, but hopefully you get my point.

WHen it comes to family, however. If something were to happen to a family member. I think I would not experience it in exactly the same way but yes it would hurt deeply just as it should. I assume. I think something like that would likely just bring on a flood of PCS symptoms and stress.