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This is my story · 15 August 2025
When Numbness Wears a Smile
Seeing beyond the disguise of high-functioning depression
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No one talks much about the freeze response.
It isn’t loud. It isn’t messy. It doesn’t turn heads in a crowded room.
It looks like someone still going to work.
Still replying to messages.
Still smiling at the right moments.
But inside? Numb. Disconnected. Dissociated.
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