• Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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    5 days ago

    What’s that about ? my tongue rests comfortably at the bottom of my mouth, as I assume most tongues do (in their respective mouths)

    • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s part of a series of statements akin to “you are suddenly conscious of your breathing” that impact a subset of people vulnerable to thinking about things like this when they are pointed out. The tongue one might not work on you whereas the breathing works on most

      • Hadriscus@lemm.ee
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        5 days ago

        I understand. What does it for me is the jaw. It seems like my jaw has no rest pose, and if I deliberately conscientise this fact, it becomes an annoyance. But my tongue is fine