I’ve been through a lot of traumatic events in my life — rape, life-or-death situations, theft, injury, serious accidents, redundancy, hospitalisation, and psychosis.
But when I look back at some of the earliest traumas on this list, I don’t feel anything. There’s no real pain, no sadness. I’ve never cried over them. I feel numb. It’s like my body has checked out and just doesn’t want to engage.
