Our hearts can feel so exposed, so raw that bearing one more sorrow would break us. So, when we don’t have healthy activities to busy our perseverating brains or a support network to help us process, survive, or even harness it, many people simply try to turn down the volume. To numb the extremes through alcohol, drugs, sex, pornography. Through compulsive exercise, cutting, or starving ourselves. Through binge-watching TV, gaming, or getting lost online. In the moment, it can be hard to care about danger if you finally feel relief.
