layers of defenses

If someone tells you they don’t have emotions or they aren’t emotional, the read between the lines is: my emotions are so buried I don’t even realize that I have them.

This is not an invitation to poke, pry, or try to get them to “open up”. However it is a reminder that even the most stoic people feel. Perhaps they even feel the most, which is how they got so good at having layers of defenses.