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EMOTIONAL SHUTDOWN
didn't wake up one day
and decide to be distant...
I got there slowly.
From conversations that went nowhere.
From feelings that weren't acknowledged.
From trying... and not being met halfway.
So I started pulling back.
Less sharing.
Less explaining.
Less expecting.
Not because I stopped caring -
but because caring started to feel
one-sided.
Now it's quiet.
No more long talks.
No more emotional reactions.
And you think that means
I'm finally okay.
But the truth?
This isn't peace...
it's what happens when someone gets tired
of feeling unheard.
