Time Alone Doesn’t Heal Emotional Wounds

We’ve all heard it before:

“Just give it time.”
“Time heals all wounds.”
“You’ll get over it eventually.”

People usually mean well when they say these things. They want to offer comfort. They want to reassure us that the pain won’t always feel this sharp.

And to some extent, they’re right—time can soften pain. It can create distance between us and what hurt us. It can help us breathe again after heartbreak, betrayal, loss, trauma, or disappointment.

But here’s the truth many people eventually discover......Read more