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When Your Body Protects You from Painful Truths

My vision gets blurry when I'm around my sister's kids, and eye doctors say my prescription is fine.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system may literally obscure reality when witnessing certain dynamics triggers unbearable recognition or longing.

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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.