Flat numbness
Empty
Strength 3 of 4
Hollow inside, as if something that gave life its weight has gone, leaving a space where feeling, meaning or connection used to be.
In the body
- Hollowness in the chest or stomach
- A slack face
- A heavy stillness
Needs behind it
When these needs aren’t met
Softer and stronger
Often confused with
Numb
Numb is feeling dulled so that little gets through; empty is a hollow where meaning or connection used to be, and the absence itself is felt.