Masking is not just a social adaptation; it's a silent, energy-consuming endeavor that often goes unnoticed. Here's why you might mask along with thirty examples.

"We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions." - Brené Brown

We all long to be seen, heard, and understood. But most of the time, I experience the opposite — invalidated.

People often mistake numbness for nothingness, but numbness isn't the absence of feelings it's a response to being overwhelmed by too many feelings. - Lori Gottlieb Emotional numbness can be used to shield yourself from having to deal with your feelings. It may provide you temporary relief but it will never make the feelings go away. Eventually, emotional numbness will get in the way of you processing good and bad feelings.

Explore a collection of powerful quotes that resonate with the experience of feeling misunderstood.

The Overfunctioning Woman is T I R E D. 😫 And not just sleep-deprived tired (although that's definitely a piece of it), but mentally and emotionally tired. 🥱 Tired of the mind-numbing, circular conversations. 🥱 Tired of the emotional breadcrumbs served up as feasts. 🥱 Tired of being the emotional shock absorber for her partner, with little to no reciprocity. 🥱🥱 Tired of the nonsense. >>> Tired of the exhausting circular conversations and endless mind games in your love relationship...