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Why Your Throat Closes to More Than Food

I can't swallow food when I'm at dinner with my in-laws, even though they're perfectly nice people and I want to like them.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's rejection of nourishment can signal deeper conflicts about accepting care or belonging in relationships that feel inauthentic.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic symptoms — when the body holds the mind?”

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