During and after a No-feeling Phase

There might be a time in one's life when s/he feels no more. This might follow a period marked by an emotional drainage or a sudden change of state e.g. losing a dear one for a heart attack, bankrapcy caused by a sharp stock drop, or even things as bizzare as being framed in a homocide. At the end of the day these seemingly unrelated situations share one thing, that is they take one off guards. When clamities like these strike, one either freezes her/his emotions in an attempt to install a flawless sheild, or s/he unleashes supressed emotions hoping to mitigate the brutality of pain. Either way, the phase that follows migh be the same for both, i.e. It is a no-feeling phase. It is when things start to taste the same, smell the same and feel the same. It is when smiling becomes something one HAS to do instead of WANTS to do, and when living is taken for granted and not as a recurring challenge. Then comes the healing phase accompanied by a series of self-reconstruction and spirituality followed by the-getting-to-normal phase. At this stage one experiences new things, and may be build new chain of acquaintances. That is exactely when confusion strikes! 'do i stick to my guns and keep the wall separating me from my emotions the way it is? Or should i let go of my emotions, drop the sheild for once and blend in without hesitations? Now that i know that nothing is everlasting, be it life, money, not even security, now what?' A wise answer for that would be the prophet's (peace be upon him) saying "work for life as if you'd live forever, and work for the afterlife as if you'd die the day that follows" because these are the things that count!