Well it’s not healthy, to say the least, to enjoy another’s tragedy...

But, I think I know what you mean about reduced emotional spectrum.

My advice (if you’re looking for it, by laying such intimacies bare) is to think less of yourself, and more of others.

Because, if we are really open and involved in the life of others - if we can imagine their suffering - we are less likely to be self-absorbed/indulgent.

I mean, one could be griping about their lack of sleep, for example, to someone with a hole in their heart (literally or metaphorically). Yet, because they are always speaking to themselves, outloud, they are not available to overhear another.

Be well, Guy, and try (if at all possible) not to monitor yourself too closely & scratch every passing itch, when there are gaping wounds out there in our world.