๐ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ Dispatch | 10 January 2025
THE UNSEEN BURDEN: MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA IN THE MIDST OF HARASSMENT
๐ Filed From: Flat 22, 2 Periwinkle Gardens, London W2
✒️ Author: Polly Chromatic
๐ Filed Under: Muscle Tension Dysphonia · Vocal Strain · Stress-Induced Voice Disorders · Speech Therapy Needs · Psychosocial Impact · SWANK Medical Dossier
To the Institutions Mistaking Silence for Consent:
Glen Peache, Sarah Newman, Eric Wedge-Bull, Kirsty Hornal, Rhiannon Hodgson, Fiona Dias-Saxena, Rachel Pullen, Milena Abdula-Gomes, Samira Issa
Cc: aaforbes@gov.tc, alsmith@gov.tc, Annabelle Kapoor
Bcc: Laura Savage, Simon O’Meara, Philip Reid, Gideon Mpalanyi, Nannette Nicholson
๐ฃ WHEN THE BODY SAYS “NO” AND NO ONE LISTENS
Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD) is not theatrical.
It is not convenient.
It is a diagnosed medical condition resulting from excessive laryngeal tension, often provoked—and prolonged—by forced verbal compliance under psychosocial duress.
๐ CLINICAL PATTERNS YOU'VE CONSISTENTLY OVERLOOKED
– Strained, hoarse, or breathy voice—misread as emotional volatility
– Physical tension in neck, shoulders, and throat—dismissed as “behavioural”
– Vocal fatigue from effortful speaking—ignored because I did not scream
– Triggers: forced phone calls, public hostility, demand for “meetings”
– Feedback loop: stress → vocal dysfunction → institutional misinterpretation → further stress
๐ PRESCRIBED, IGNORED, AND STILL NEEDED
– Voice therapy: relaxation, proper breath support
– Stress reduction: counselling, non-hostile environments
– Postural awareness: ergonomics for breathing ease
– Hydration and vocal hygiene: simple, overlooked, essential
– Medical treatment: for reflux and inflammation where relevant
๐ญ CONTEXT: FORCED VERBALISM AS A FORM OF ABUSE
Let us not pretend this is coincidental.
When social workers insist on verbal meetings despite medical documentation,
when state agents weaponise a mother’s vocal limitations as proof of unfitness—
they are not safeguarding. They are enacting procedural cruelty.
Polly Chromatic
Whispering truth through strained vocal cords, with dignity and court receipts.
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