27/02/2026
Have you ever found yourself in an uncomfortable situation where you almost didn’t fully register what was happening around you?
As if you went a little numb. Especially when someone may have been trying to intimidate, belittle, or humiliate you?
It might seem like you were unaware, passive, or weak in that moment. But what if that wasn’t weakness at all?
Our nervous system is constantly scanning for safety. When it senses threat including emotional threat, it can shift us into protective responses such as freeze, shutdown, or dissociation.
In those moments, not fully “taking in” what is happening can actually be a form of self-protection.
It’s the body’s way of reducing the emotional impact of what someone else is trying to put us through.
Sometimes we don’t consciously choose this response. It happens automatically, intelligently, and instinctively.
So even in a moment where you feel vulnerable, exposed, or small, it may be that without even realising it you were protecting yourself.
Your system was working for you, not against you. And that in itself is a form of strength ❤️🤗
