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Why suppressing voice creates jaw tension

My jaw has been clenched for three years since I stopped speaking up for myself at work and now it clicks and pops and hurts to eat.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The physical apparatus of expression becomes chronically contracted when authentic communication is repeatedly sacrificed for safety or approval.

Worth thinking about

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

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