My throat closes up when I try to sing or speak loudly and doctors say my vocal cords are fine but I feel like I am choking on my own voice.
More people experience this than they realize.
Vocal restriction is a somatic response to past experiences where self-expression felt dangerous or unwelcome, creating physical barriers to authentic voice.
“Where Are You with Trauma in the body — somatic approaches?”
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