Specific · Masked

Silenced

Part of the Nervous System States Wheel

What is Silenced?

The experience of having something important to say and choosing — or being forced — not to say it. Safety through smallness.

When you might feel silenced

Silenced is a specific form of suppressed, which itself is a type of masked. You might experience this feeling in situations where masked is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define silenced.

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