Why can't I feel anything anymore?
Not being able to feel is often a sign that your emotional system has been overwhelmed. Like a circuit breaker that trips to prevent overload, numbness can be your mind's way of protecting you from feeling too much at once.
Stories for this feeling
If this sounds like you, here are three stories.
The Mirror After Midnight
She stood in front of the mirror longer than she meant to. The person looking back seemed familiar in the way old photographs do — someone she used to
The Pillow That Kept the Shape
She lay on her side, facing the wall, one arm tucked under the pillow. The room was dim — just the streetlight pressing through the curtain, painting
The Sheets Still Hold the Shap
She wakes without a reason, only the familiar pull of not-quite-sleep. Her fingers find the edge of the sheet and hold on, as if the fabric might reme