The tide going out isn’t the ocean quitting. It’s just breathing.

Withdrawal is part of a rhythm, not the end of one. Energy, interest, closeness and motivation all move in and out, and the low part of the cycle can feel permanent precisely because it is low. Reading a natural retreat as failure adds a second problem on top of an ordinary one.

When something in you has gone quiet, try treating it as a phase with a shape rather than a verdict. Do the smallest maintenance version and wait. If it has not returned in a season, that is worth looking at, but a flat week is not information yet.