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 She Avoided
She passed the mirror without looking. It had become a habit — the way some people avoid certain streets. The face there had stopped feeling like hers
The Blanket at the Foot of the
She sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the blanket folded neatly at her feet. It had been there since morning. The room was warm. The lights we
The Errand She Ran on Autopilo
She stood in the checkout line for eleven minutes, holding a basket of things she could not remember choosing. Bread, batteries, a lemon she had picke