Novocaine isn’t just a numbing agent for physical pain — it's become a metaphor for emotional detachment, a mental escape when heartbreak hits too deep. In moments of grief and loss, people often search for something to dull the sting a distraction, a rebound, a silence that replaces the noise. Like a syringe to the soul, Novocaine represents the temporary relief we chase to avoid feeling everything at once. But just like the medicine, the numbness fades. The pain returns, sometimes softer, sometimes louder — reminding us that healing isn’t in avoiding the ache, but in facing it.
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