Primal Screams

Primal Screams is an emotional education to help reduce stress and promote emotional well-being, inner peace & happiness. By using nonverbal, emotional expression. one stands a better chance to accurately describe and understand one's emotional turmoil and gain significant insight. Emotional ventilation (screaming) reduces the amount of suppressed fear, pain, and anger and lessens ones emotional burden. It frees up "emotional space" to store pleasure and love.

One who retains the minimum amount of fear, pain, and anger and who stores the maximum amount of pleasure and love is one who can truly be called happy. My practice is to cover my pillow with a towel; lay face-down on my bed; open my mouth wide; and scream into the pillow. Fear is a high-pitched sound. Pain is more of a moan. Anger is a growl. If one has been using drugs to suppress emotions, those emotions will surface when the drug is removed and must be vented. Nicotine suppresses fear and anger. Alcohol suppresses fear and pain. Opioids are pain killers, and, of course, suppress emotional pain as well as physical pain.

Depression is a feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. Helplessness is fear, and hopelessness is pain. To the extent that one vents one's fear and pain, one's depression is diminished. If one is overwhelmed with emotional pain and if negative thoughts lead to a consideration of suicide, try venting emotional pain until one is less overwhelmed, more positive, and more appreciative of the pleasure of living.

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