Home/Emotions & Mental/Emotional numbness/ThoughtDoes anyone else ever reach a point where you just... stop trying?emotional numbnessapathy guiltShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooyou ever spend like, your whole life working on something just so you can finally stop? …settling regretI mean, I’m sitting here on the floor with cold pad thai, finally quiet for the first time all day, and all I can think is how much I absolutely HATE that it took THIS for peace. …relief at lossLike, you spend years building this whole persona of being the 'smart one' in the office, the one who can synthesize a forty-page brief into three bullet points, and then one day the gears just stop… …imposter syndromeI don't know if I can do this anymore, and I don't mean the job. …settling regretRelated ThemesAnger suppressionAnxiety hidingApathy guiltCrying shameJealousy hiding