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The Neurodivergent Woman

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Are You Overloaded With Your Nervous System?

Our vagus nerve is a really important nerve that connects our brain to all our visceral organs. For women, it ends in our cervix. So if we feel overloaded for whatever reason or are in a threat mode when they're engaging or about to engage in a sexual activity, that sex can actually feel quite painful because the vagus nerve has triggered the cervix and the vagina to close up.

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