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When Feeling Nothing Is a Firefighter: What Emotional Numbness Protects You From
You know the feeling. Someone asks how you are, and you pause. Not because you don't want to answer, but because you genuinely can't locate anything resembling an emotion. You scan internally. Nothing there. Just flatness. Maybe a vague sense of tiredness, but even that feels distant. Or you're watching something that should move you. A film. A song. A friend crying. And you feel... nothing. You know you should be feeling something. You remember a time when you would have. Bu
Wade Eames
Aug 255 min read
What It Means When You Can't Feel Anything Anymore
You're moving through the day. Getting things done. Responding when people talk to you. But underneath it all, there's nothing. No joy. No sadness. No anger. Just a flat, grey quiet where something used to be. People ask if you're okay, and you say yes. Because technically, nothing is wrong. You're functioning. But you're also not really here. And that quiet, hollow feeling? It scares you more than you let on. Emotional numbness isn't a sign that you're broken. It's a sign th
Wade Eames
Jul 35 min read
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