Topic: The Bridled Tongue - A mechanism for Image Control and Mask Protection

Questions: 1. What correlations can be drawn between strategic self imposed silence and image control? 2. How does finding one’s voice contribute to the potential exposure of a partner’s mask? 3. What role does transactionalism and mask sustainability play in bridling the tongue? 4. Does image control indirectly influence attachment styles? 5. How does bridling the tongue over time contribute to the schism between mask protection and authentic love? 6. Is “keeping the peace” merely a function of mask protection & sustainability? 7. Whose mask is being protected most when it comes to bridling the tongue? Topic: The Bridled Tongue - A mechanism for Image Control and Mask Protection 1. How does the concept of the bridal tongue intersect with the notion of self-imposed silence as a tool for image control? 2. Can the act of withholding words be a form of protection against revealing one's true self in intimate relationships? 3. In what ways does the bridal tongue metaphor reflect the power dynamics in a relationship when it comes to maintaining masks? 4. Is there a connection between the fear of vulnerability and the practice of bridling the tongue to preserve a desired image?