Being the Switzerland of Emotional States

It’s not exactly the same as Emotional Flatlining – which I would define as the absence of feeling – although it’s not exactly different.

I visit this metaphoric neutral zone when people/situations/self/life threaten to kick my ass to the middle of next week. It’s essentially a “Don’t freak out and it’ll all be good” mode, and I’ve become adept at switching it on as needed. Very self-preservationy.

BTW, the statement “Emotional Flatlining,” when Googled, gets 99 hits. "Switzerland of Emotional States", on the other hand, gets ZERO. This leads me to believe one of two things are true:

Either I’m a bigger freak than even I imagined, or

(*Gasps*) I’ve just had an Original Thought!