Feeling numb is a part of the human experience. Sometimes, emotions overwhelm us, and we seek solace in words that mirror our feelings. Quotes about being numb can offer comfort and validation during these times. They remind us that we are not alone in our struggles.
In this article, we’ve gathered some of the best quotes that capture the essence of numbness. Each quote speaks to the heart of the experience, offering understanding and connection. Let these words be a source of reflection and reassurance.
Inspirational Numb Quotes
“Sometimes, you have to go numb to feel again.”
“Emotions are messengers, and numbness is just a signal that your heart needs some time to heal.”
“I am numb to the core until a spark of hope ignites the courage to feel again.”
“When you become numb to the pain, you minimize the pleasure.”
“The numbness you feel is the first step towards resilience.”
“To be numb was to be detached from the world that had hurt you so deeply.”
“Numbness may shield you from pain, but it also isolates you from joy.”
“In the shadow of numbness, I discovered my true strength.”
“Numb the pain and you’ll also numb the joy.”
“True healing begins when we allow ourselves to feel the numbed emotions.”
“Numbness is a way of protecting ourselves from the unbearable.”
“Sometimes, it takes being numb to truly understand the depth of your feelings.”
“She was numb, but inside, she was a storm waiting to be unleashed.”
“Even in the numbness, there is a flicker of light that guides you through.”
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
“Numb emotions are just postponed tears.”
“The numbness faded, leaving a raw ache that screamed to be dealt with.”
“To feel numb is a sign that something powerful is lurking beneath the surface.”
“Feeling numb is not a lack of emotions but a cry for help from deep within.”
“Numbness is the body’s way of saying, ‘I need a minute.'”
“It’s not the numbness that defines us, but how we find our way back to feeling.”
“In a world full of chaos, being numb is a silent scream for peace.”
“From numbness, I emerged with a newfound appreciation for the subtle hues of life.”
“Even in the numbness, there is a quiet resilience that pulses through our veins.”
“When life dulls your senses, remember that numbness is temporary and feeling will return.”
“Numbness is a pause, a brief interlude in the symphony of emotions.”
“To be numb is to be human, and from that numbness, we blossom anew.”
Famous Numb Quotes
“The heart can get really cold if all you’ve known is winter.”
“To be alive at all is to have scars.”
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
“And sometimes everything in you says to run, but the numbness lulls you into staying just a little bit longer.”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“I’m not even a glimmer of the person I used to be.”
“My soul is an empty carousel at sunset.”
“Numb the dark and you numb the light.”
“It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard the townsfolk cry ‘Monster!’ and looked behind him.”
“When you’re surrounded by all these people, it can be lonelier than when you’re by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don’t feel like you can trust anyone or talk to anybody, you feel like you’re really alone.”
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
“Life’s under no obligation to cater to our every whim.”
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
“In the middle of winter, I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer.”
“I go to seek a Great Perhaps.”
“It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble and know that you yourself and no one else has made it.”
“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
“Sometimes you have to lose all you have to find out who you truly are.”
“She wasn’t afraid of the dark but of the blue that made her feel as if she was gasping for air.”
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
“What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.”
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
“You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.”
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.”
“I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.”
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.”
“When you feel like you’ve been buried, remember, you’ve been planted.”
Emotional Numb Quotes
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.”
“People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”
“I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was dead.”
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference.”
“Even castles made of sand fall into the sea, eventually.”
“There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy.”
“I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead; I lift my eyes and all is born again.”
“You were unsure which pain is worse – the shock of what happened or the ache for what never will.”
“I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
“When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
“My only relief is to sleep. When I’m sleeping, I’m not sad, I’m not angry, I’m not lonely, I’m nothing.”
“Some people turn sad awfully young. No special reason, it seems, but they appear almost to be born that way.”
“Numb the dark and you numb the light.”
“Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. Don’t rush through it. Live with it and you’ll find comfort in the discomfort.”
“We are not always humiliated by failing at things that matter. We are humiliated when we succeed at things that don’t.”
“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”
“Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that’s how we’ve got to live.”
“Time doesn’t heal, it changes you. It numbs the pain, but the scar remains.”
“Loss alone is but the wounding of a heart; it is memory that makes it our ruin.”
“You can only lose what you cling to.”
“It is an odd paradox, that a society which can speak so openly about some things, can be so silent about others.”
“There’s nothing more isolating than having a particular history. At least that’s what I’ve always thought. Now, though, I see it differently. Maybe it’s not the particularness of the history, but the impossibility of sharing it.”
“It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.”
“There is no despair so absolute as that which comes with the first moments of our first great sorrow.”
“Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine.”
“Sometimes you can only feel something by its absence. By the empty space it leaves behind.”
Healing Numb Quotes
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
“To heal is to touch with love that which we previously touched with fear.”
“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.”
“Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours.”
“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.”
“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.”
“To heal the heart, one must encompass the pain that lies deeply within it.”
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.”
“Healing requires from us to stop struggling, but to enjoy life more and endure it less.”
“In the process of letting go, you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself.”
“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.”
“When the heart grieves over what is has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left.”
“Scars tell the story of where we have been and remind us of where we have yet to go.”
“Healing is not an overnight process; it is a daily cleansing of pain, it is a daily healing of your life.”
“The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.”
“As my sufferings mounted, I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation – either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”
“Healing comes from the soul’s deep yearning to be whole.”
“Laughter is important, not only because it makes us happy, it also has actual health benefits. And that’s a good thing because laughter really is the best medicine.”
“Healing does not mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.”
“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.”
“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.”
“You have the power to heal your life, and you need to know that. We think so often that we are helpless, but we’re not. We always have the power of our minds…Claim and consciously use your power.”
“Healing is a journey. The destination is yourself. The full recognition of all the different aspects of yourself—your joy, your sorrow, your pain, your pleasure—all lead you to the source of where the wound is and that is where the healing happens.”
“The natural healing force within each of us is the greatest force in getting well.”
“Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet.”
“Sometimes, the only way to heal our wounds is to make peace with the demons who created them.”
Powerful Numb Quotes
“Numb the pain and you’ll find yourself numb to everything else.”
“Numb is the new deep, done with the old me.”
“Sometimes, you have to learn to smile through the emotion you stop feeling.”
“It’s a blessing and a curse to feel everything so deeply.”
“I wanted to cry but I didn’t, I wanted to smile but I couldn’t.”
“Feeling nothing is as excruciating as feeling too much.”
“Numbness is a symptom of a mind overwhelmed.”
“Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
“You become numb to your surroundings when you have feelings for someone you can’t have.”
“And I felt nothing for the longest time.”
“Numbness is not only a result of pain but a defense against it.”
“The worst part about being strong is that no one ever asks if you’re okay.”
“You can only hold your breath for so long until you’re forced to feel again.”
“I go to seek a Great Perhaps.”
“Numb the dark, awake the light within.”
“Being numb helps when you cry yourself to sleep.”
“Sometimes, it’s better to be numb than to feel the pain.”
“The heart can only take so much before it becomes numb to feeling.”
“It’s amazing what you can hide just by putting on a smile.”
“The absence of feeling is no longer a defense mechanism; it’s a part of who you are.”
“Better numb than heartbroken.”
“Numb is the place we land when life becomes unmanageable.”
“We numb ourselves to escape the reality of our own minds.”
“Numbness is a silent scream for help.”
“In a world of chaos, numbness feels like a sanctuary.”
“To be numb is to be alive, but barely.”
“Peace is more than the absence of war; it is the presence of harmony even when we are numb.”
Positive Numb Quotes
“Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and who you want to be.”
“In the middle of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”
“Even when everything seems numb, don’t forget that you’re the artist of your own heart.”
“Embrace the numbness, for it is but a chapter in your story, not the whole book.”
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
“When everything feels numb, hold on to the little sparks of hope, for they are the beginnings of your renewal.”
“The darkest hour has only sixty minutes.”
“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
“Feeling numb is the first step to breaking free from the chains that hold you back.”
“When the winds of change blow hard enough, the most trivial of things can become deadly projectiles.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Your task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it.”
“Even when numb, remember that this too shall pass.”
“Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.”
“Numb today, strong tomorrow.”
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
“In times of numbness, find solace in your breath, for it is the constant flow of life.”
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
“The only way to heal is to feel.”
“This feeling of numbness is a bridge to a more resilient you.”
“When everything feels uphill, remember the view from the top is worth every step.”
“Let your numbness be the soil from which your new strength grows.”
“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.”
“The best view comes after the hardest climb.”
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
“Don’t let your numbness mute your dreams.”
Thought-Provoking Numb Quotes
“The greatest pain that comes from love is loving someone you cannot have.”
“To become numb to the world’s atrocities is to let evil win.”
“The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference.”
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”
“We can’t feel what we don’t allow ourselves to experience.”
“The soul that has conceived one wickedness can nurse no good thereafter.”
“Sometimes you can’t feel anything about something you should be sad about until much later.”
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
“Even the numb craves to feel something again.”
“Life’s under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
“And I can’t feel anything anymore, a life painted in shades of grey.”
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.”
“Sometimes the best way to be happy is to learn to let go of things you tried hard to hold on to that are no longer good for you.”
“Feelings are much like waves; we can’t stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf.”
“To perceive is to suffer.”
“Grief is the price we pay for love.”
“When the heart is numb, even the best memories feel hollow.”
“An emotional numbness washes over when reality becomes unbearable.”
“The worst feeling isn’t being lonely; it’s being forgotten by someone you could never forget.”
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
“To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.”
“When the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of change, we change.”
“People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.”
“Perhaps everything terrible is in its being something that needs our love.”
“She was numb to the core of her soul. There was no way to reach her.”
“Emotional numbness is a sign that you’ve buried your own grief too deep.”
“We can only feel as deeply as we are willing to hurt.”
Wrapping-up
So there you have it, a selection of some of the most moving “Numb Quotes” that speak to feelings of emptiness and detachment. These quotes offer comfort and understanding, reminding us that we’re not alone in feeling numb sometimes. Whether you’re reflecting on your own experiences or seeking to understand someone else’s, these words can serve as a gentle reminder that emotions are complex but shared by many.
Feel free to save your favorite quotes or share them with someone who might need a bit of support. Sometimes, knowing that others have felt the same way can make all the difference. Thanks for exploring these quotes with us, and we hope they bring a bit of solace and connection to your day.
