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When chronic breath holding becomes physical imprisonment

I have been holding my breath during every difficult conversation for fifteen years and now my chest feels permanently tight and I cannot take a full breath even when I am alone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system has learned to brace against emotional threat by restricting the very mechanism that could restore safety.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic approaches to psychological healing?”

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