If you feel emotionally numb — like you “should” feel something but don’t — you’re not broken. This can happen when your mind and body have been under stress for too long, or when emotions have been pushed down for survival.
For many people, numbness doesn’t feel like peace. It feels like distance. Like you’re going through the motions, but not fully connected. You may still function normally — work, talk, laugh — but inside you feel flat, detached, or shut down.
