“I can’t muster the strength to give a shit about anything or anyone. Something as simple as brushing my teeth feels insurmountable. It’s like I’m stuck in a daze with a single thought. And it’s not that I’m necessarily sad. It’s just that everything seems hollow. Like everyone is playing a game that I have no interest in participating in. It’s all numbing, except it isn’t, I guess. I mean, it’s more that I’m numb. It takes over—”
