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When unexpressed truth becomes physical pain

My jaw is so tight I am cracking teeth at night and my dentist wants me to get a mouth guard but I think it is because I never say what I really think.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Chronic self-censorship creates muscular tension as the body holds the energy of unspoken words and suppressed authentic expression.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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