Home/Emotions & Mental/Emotional numbness/ThoughtYou sit in the dark and wait for the feeling to return to your hands. It's 9:00 PM.emotional numbnessanxiety hidingburnout denialShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI'm sitting in the dark and the only light is the blue glow from my cracked phone screen and it makes my hands look like ghosts. …intimacy avoidanceYou know that feeling when you're sitting in a glass-walled office at 11 PM and the only light is coming from a monitor that’s way too bright? …burnout denialI am sitting on the edge of my bed at 2:00 AM, staring at my right hand, and I am absolutely FUMING.anger suppressionI have been sitting here in the dark behind the old upholstery shop for forty minutes now, just listening to the engine cool down and the grease soak through the brown paper bag.secret indulgencesRelated ThemesAnger suppressionAnxiety hidingApathy guiltCrying shameJealousy hiding