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When emotional intensity overwhelms motor control

My hands shake uncontrollably when I am angry and I cannot stop it and it makes me feel weak and out of control.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Strong feeling states can exceed the nervous system's capacity for regulation, causing involuntary physical manifestations that generate additional shame and dysregulation.

Worth thinking about

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

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