When life feels heavy, dull, or disconnected...
It doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. It means your system has been trying to protect you.
When we've carried something for a long time—a memory, a relationship, a disappointment—the heart can quietly close around it. Not as punishment. As instinct.
Over time, this shows up as numbness · going through the motions · low-grade sadness · disconnection from meaning · gratitude that feels hollow.
Nothing about that makes you broken.
It makes you human.