You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.

~ Shannon L. Alder

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We all find means of anesthesia.

~ Brunonia Barry

Brunonia Barry Addition Anesthesia Grief Guilt Numbing Pain

Dishonoring what we feel is an epidemic that has us self-medicating as a culture and trying to numb ourselves.

~ Abiola Abrams

Abiola Abrams Addiction Anxiety Culture Depression Emotions Feelings Healing Mental Health Numbing

We numb our minds and heart so one need not be broken and the other need not be bothered.

~ Peggy Haymes

Peggy Haymes Avoidance Compassion Confession Denial Hearts Life Minds Numbing

What do we do after things fall apart? Do we run to the familiar once again? Do we attempt to numb the pain with distractions? What do we do after things fall apart?

~ Benyf

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