Virtual rooms
And so it is that the stress of all my goings on, specifically at work, got the better of me. Not a horrible thing in and of itself, but an occurrence nonetheless.
What is it about what feels like mass chaos that makes our insides turn inside out?
When I step back away from it, those chaotic feelings and the expression of such seems so silly. I actually created a ‘virtual room’ for myself to go and scream, hit walls, stop, scream, and express a general tantrum. It was a virtual room, so no living beings were harmed or subjected to said tantrum.
Did it make me feel better?
Yes.
Was it a silly waste of time and energy?
Perhaps some would say yes. I’m inclined to say no. Because I dealt with the energies of that chaos in a way that was neither harmful to myself or others.
While on one hand it all seems so silly, other other hand, I believe there’s a certain integrity that goes along with acknowledging the feeling and celebrating it, in a manner of speaking.
Who’s to say?
What if we had virtual rooms for all our feelings? A safe place, designed by each of us as individuals to express feelings in their rawest of forms. What if? How would life be different?
Jane - I like the idea of silent screaming. I think I could actually do that!
‘releasing while maintaining your soul…’ I believe that sums it up so succinctly. There is honor and respect in giving our ‘wild’ (and unwild, for that matter) emotions a place to be expressed and transformed. I think trying to ‘manage’ them ‘quietly’ can be destructive to the bodies that house our souls.
Thank you for stopping by, and thanks for the idea of silent screaming.
FanciPants — come on over her and join me in the tantrum room if you desire. Bring your chaos and let ‘er rip!
I believe honoring our present emotions helps to set them free and helps our bodies to manage the drama that goes along with any ‘intense’ emotion without causing physical destruction.
Thank you for popping in to share.
the tantrum room served me well!!! it is not silly to release without harming others. it is not silly to release with integrity and while maintaining your soul…. i think that a virtual room for that is valid. I used to silent scream when i had two small children and i couldn’t get away - it served the same purpose - if anyone had seen me in the posture of screaming (but not letting any sound out) they would have thought i was nuts but it kept the meltdown away so that was good!
You know, when I volunteered at The Warm Place, there was an “Emotion Commotion” room. It was empty except for pens & crayons to write with. Padding covered all the walls and floors and there was one of those deals that boxers use to practice on hanging from the ceiling. It was designed for kids to go in and release all their emotions ~ stomp, cry, hit the boxing dealy, write on the walls, scream, whatever their hearts desired and needed. I’ve often thought that we all need a space like that ~ I do! Thank you for sharing. I’m in the midst of chaos at the moment and feel like having a huge tantrum!