Emotional numbness isn’t emptiness—it’s protection. It’s your mind’s way of saying, ‘You’ve felt too much already.
This quote validates numbness as a trauma response, not a flaw. Dissociation and shutdown deserve compassion, not shame.

Emotional numbness isn’t emptiness—it’s protection. It’s your mind’s way of saying, ‘You’ve felt too much already.
This quote validates numbness as a trauma response, not a flaw. Dissociation and shutdown deserve compassion, not shame.