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When important communications trigger somatic overwhelm

I have been trying to write this difficult email for two weeks and every time I start I get physically nauseous and have to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The nervous system perceives potential conflict or vulnerability as literal danger, activating protective responses.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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