--- title: "3 Numbing Taking Quotes by 1 author" description: "Browse 3 Numbing Taking quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Numbing Taking sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/bren-brown-280_addiction_before-conducting-this-research-i-though_87328.jpg" --- > [“Before conducting this research I thought that numbing and taking the edge off was just about addiction, but I don’t believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/before-conducting-this-research-i-thought-that-numbing-and-taking-the/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/bren-brown-280_addiction_before-conducting-this-research-i-though_87328.jpg) > [“I knew this was a critically important finding in my research, so I spent several hundred interviews trying to better understand the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-knew-this-was-a-critically-important-finding-in-my-research-so-i/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/bren-brown-280_addiction_i-knew-this-was-a-critically-important-f_286689.jpg) > [“I definitely believe that genetics and neurobiology can play a critical role in addiction, but I also believe that there are countless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/i-definitely-believe-that-genetics-and-neurobiology-can-play-a/) [Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/bren-brown-280_addiction_i-definitely-believe-that-genetics-and-n_1205482.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/numbing-taking/#itemlist", "name": "Numbing Taking Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Before conducting this research I thought that numbing and taking the edge off was just about addiction, but I don’t believe that anymore. Now I believe that everyone numbs and takes the edge off and that addiction is about engaging in these behaviors compulsively and chronically. The men and women in my study whom I would describe as fully engaged in Wholehearted living were not immune to numbing. 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Here’s what I learned: Most of us engage in behaviors (consciously or not) that help us to numb and take the edge of off vulnerability, pain, and discomfort. Addiction can be described as chronically and compulsively numbing and taking the edge off of feelings. We cannot selectively numb emotions. 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