It seems there are endless ways to numb out these days. The problem is that it only prolongs the inevitable. We have to feel the feelings eventually whether we like it or not. Notice it, name it, feel it, and let it go was working to a point, but I seemed to get stuck or wanted to dull the residual pain with “treats” for having endured difficult feelings. Working the entire process and not reaching for my crutches, for the first time, was number 42 on my list...I didn’t numb out.