Courage of Joy 9/10
Then there is numbing—busy, distracted, “taking the edge off.” Feelings don’t disappear when we numb them. They wait. And they compound. 🧊
#NumbingBehaviors #EmotionalAvoidance #SelfAwareness

Plausible Comfort 4/10
🧠 1. Cognitive Dissonance
When the truth threatens our self-image or sense of competence, we rewrite the story.
“It didn’t look that bad.”
“We didn’t see it clearly.”
Comfort restored—truth sacrificed.
#CognitiveDissonance #SelfPreservation #EmotionalAvoidance