Harden (Mortal)

Hardening, or sometimes called The Harden, is where a human's mind, personality, and emotions lock up and potray the person as emotionless. It is supposedly the opposite of The Change.

Description
Hardening is very rare for mortals and can be mistook for a lot of other syndromes and disorders.

What makes Hardening stand out is when the person is ignorant to danger, unsympathetic, have robotic behavior, being reckless, and lack of fear and phobias alike. Hardened mortals are never really cruel or savage, but don't make emotional connections to their own or other people's situations and simply chose to not worry about them or consider them harmful.

One mental problem often mistakenly called Hardening are anger issues. Some people with them are said to be "very selfish, inconsiderate of others, and mean to the people around them". The difference between people with anger issues and people who are Hardened is Hardened people aren't selfish or mean. Hardened people, in fact, don't consider anything around them, thus are both selfish and selfless in a way.

The one time Hardened mortals get an emotional reaction from a situation is if a severe enemy or a person they have a grudge against is encountered. This is one of the only times a Hardened person will face emotions, and may try to attack whatever they find substantionally threatening.

Causes
Few things cause Hardening, thus not many people receive it/go through it. Hardening is almost always caused by an external force of a higher tier(s), or a bad childhood can sometimes cause it.

Cures
There are two cures to help with Hardening. One of them is to show the Hardened person whatever they have a grudge against, and if they have a reaction, to show them how much they care, they want to help, ect. while they are in the emotional state. This can help to lessen the Hardened person, showing them what is dangerous, what is right, and when to care about people and get rid of the grudge they have.

Another cure, though is more difficult, is to wipe the Harden out of them. This can only be preformed by very high-tiered beings and although it gets rid of it quick, it can also backfire and not affect the Harden.