By Nakeia Homer For years, you pushed forward with quiet determination. Through pain, uncertainty, and sheer mental grit, you survived. You didn’t have the luxury of rest, your body was too busy enduring. But then, unexpectedly, it happens: everything slows, and exhaustion sets in like a flood. Not just tiredness. Collapse. Numbness: The Armor That Once Protected You Before exhaustion sets in, before emotions start to thaw, there is often a long season of numbness . It's not