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When authority figures make your body disappear

I cannot feel my legs when I sit in meetings with my boss and sometimes I cannot remember what was discussed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system is using dissociation as protection against perceived power dynamics that echo earlier experiences of helplessness.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.