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Jaw / TMJ Muscles

Possible Buried Feelings
Resentmenttensionbitterness

Possible Buried Beliefs

  • If I open my mouth, it will come out wrong.

Healing Notes

From the 2023 Emotion Link Reference Guide — possible emotional associations: jaw and TMJ muscle tension is often linked with resentment, tension and bitterness. Possible purpose or secondary gain: a way to keep bitter words clenched shut.

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