As the UK inflation rate rises to 10.1%, one writer considers why her anxiety over the cost of living crisis has been replaced by a sense of emptiness.

Cost of living crisis: "I used to feel anxious, now I feel numb"

Sometimes when we feel overwhelmed or stressed, one of our coping mechanisms can be to emotionally detach

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As UK inflation rates rise once more, one writer considers why her anxiety over the cost of living crisis has been replaced by a sense of emptiness.

“I used to feel anxious about the cost of living crisis – now I just feel numb”