Explore how the somatic shake helps you process family emotional dumping. Learn to recognize nervous system responses to narcissistic family dynamics and stress.
The 'serious face' is actually a healthy boundary; it's you saying, 'I am a separate person with my own feelings, and I’m not here to manage yours.'
So I have a narcissist brother in law who is with my snake sister and they are always looking for someone to dump something on and sometimes they use my mom. But the. My mom comes to me to try to regulate herself but I wasn’t aware since the other day it happened and well today she came in and she realized my serious face as the she calmed down it’s likes she’s learning to smile an act with them but then with me she regulates what’s happening? And the I do like a I’m going to throw up shake it
The somatic shake is a powerful, honest reflex from your nervous system that occurs after a psychological boundary violation. It is your body's physical way of saying that the emotional toxic waste being offloaded onto you does not belong to you. This shaking sensation is a sign of health, indicating that your body is fighting to stay separate from family mess and is attempting to regulate itself after a stressful interaction.
Feeling like you are going to throw up is a physiological reaction to being forced to digest emotions that aren't yours. When a family member uses you to regulate themselves by offloading their stress, it creates a physiological stress response. While narcissistic family members may label you as too sensitive or dramatic, this physical sensation is actually your body detecting a threat that your brain is still trying to rationalize.
Family emotional dumping occurs when a relative offloads their emotional toxic waste onto you to regulate their own state. This process triggers a nervous system response where your body may feel the need to shudder or shake things off your skin. It is a physiological reaction to a psychological boundary violation, serving as a signal that your nervous system is trying to reject emotions and stressors that were unfairly placed upon you.
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