Frozen

Being “frozen” can mean many things. It may mean isolating ourselves. It may mean shutting the world out. Or numbing our emotions. We might be frozen because it is protective, feels safer, or allows us to maintain a status quo—a sense of stability. We might be frozen because we’re scared that we can’t tolerate what it feels like to be close to others. We might be frozen because we’re told we are too intense for others to handle, so we pull back. We may even be convinced that “being cold” is simply how we were born.

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