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Why Numbness Wasn’t Weakness—It Was a Survival Skill

by: Laura West

“I Just Felt Nothing”: Understanding Numbness After Childhood Trauma If you’ve ever said, “I should feel something, but I just don’t,” you’re not alone. For many survivors of childhood abuse, emotional numbness becomes a way of life. Not because you’re cold. Not because you’re broken. But because, at one point, feeling too much could have crushed you. Let’s say this clearly and un-apologetically: Numbness is not weakness. It was a survival skill. You didn’t choose to shut down. Your brain chose it for you—to keep you safe.

Neurobiology & NeuroplasticityNervous System States (Fight/Flight/Freeze/Appease)

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