Trauma can change you. How you interact with people, manage your emotions, and facial expressions become less genuine. You force a smile even though you’re dying inside. Slowly, you don’t react to people at all and withdraw from family and friends. Nothing makes you smile; nothing bothers you anymore. You become numb to the world around you. Soon just being around people is too much. You stay in and prefer your own company over other people. Being alone, even when your thoughts chatter inside your head, is preferable.
