FEELING NUMB

Life’s stresses not only have the overwhelming power to knock you down, but also to weaken your mentality so that you don’t even try to get back up. Whenever you feel that you are at your lowest point, where you struggle to find any reason to stand up, the pain that you feel lingers and tries to discourage you from finding any motivation to move forward. This pain dulls your senses so that you are left with only the feeling of a failed resolution, which is why you can feel so deflated when the stresses you face are too much for you to bear.In our desperation to feel that we are in control of our own fate, we sometimes intentionally plunge ourselves into being a victim, where we can attempt to control our sorrows before they control us. Whether we use a sad movie, a sad song, or any sad feelings that we can muster up, the intention is to put ourselves in a place that keeps us feeling sad so that not even another bad experience can alter our mood any further.Once our shield is up, the pain that we feel can be turned on and off whenever we feel it’s safe to do so. This tactic to defend ourselves focuses on the belief that once you’re in pain, the numbness you feel can protect you from anything else coming your way.Whatever your tactics, you need to always remember that you will have bad days, but you will also have good ones. So don’t give up on the good ones because of the bad ones.