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Why Some Truths Strangle Themselves

My voice gets hoarse and cracks when I try to say 'I love you' back to my partner, but I can sing just fine.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Vocal breakdown during intimate expression suggests terror that authentic feeling will lead to abandonment or engulfment.

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