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How Nervous System Responses Can Sabotage Self-Advocacy

My voice shakes and my throat closes up whenever I try to advocate for myself or set a boundary even with people who care about me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early conditioning has programmed the body to treat self-protection as dangerous.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Stress and the nervous system?”

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