However, emotions have a great influence on the normal person's life and ultimately what they do from day to day. Here is a dilemma. I do not know if it is possible to build up emotional sensitivity with my mental illness. I know that the medications can have a rather large impact on how one feels. So it is important, perhaps, to continue with research on better drugs for mental disorders.
Flat emotions are an apparent trade-off for reduced psychotic symptoms.
It has been my experience that flat emotions make one feel emotions to a lesser degree than a normal person. One main method is to reach out to others for support. Sometimes this is very difficult for people to do. Maybe they don't feel comfortable socially with the situation. Sometimes, it is not possible to meet with people and discuss problems for fear of being shunned.