Do you know the term Selective Numbness? Selective numbness is when you still laugh at jokes, reply to messages, and show up in conversations-but certain parts of you no longer react the way they used to. Things that once broke your heart barely register now, while other small moments suddenly feel too heavy to carry. It's not that you've stopped feeling; it's that your emotions have learned to switch off in self-defense. You function, you adapt, you continue-but somewhere along the way, you quietly stopped reacting to everything just to survive a little easier.