James DickeyDetachment produces a peculiar state of mind. Maybe that's the worst sentence of all, to be deprived of feeling what a human being ought to be entitled to feel.
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A detachment of emotions is the ability to detach yourself from an emotion. It is the state of being where you are not affected by your emotions. You are not hurt by what you are feeling or experiencing, because your mind is able to detach itself from your emotions.
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