Seasons like the one now ending leave their mark on the psyche. They create baggage, in real mass, that we who care must carry around for an indeterminate time.
Arguably, this burden can take many forms and some weigh a lot more than others and, likely, last longer. After a long string of losses you can be kinda numb to any more, never entirely of course, but enough to soldier on..
It seems though that the personal hurts more. And lasts longer. Alex Wood and all that. The rookie never allowed to be a rookie, with us at least.