there are parts of my process or my practice or w/e you wanna call it that are actually pretty important but idk how to talk about them. one is a move that is like “allowing the body to do what it wants” and that’s where all the shaking and hyperventilating come from
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i learned how to do this fairly suddenly, iirc around 2018 and inspired by impro but i might be misremembering, and actually trotted it out as a party trick a few times b/c the results were so funny to me. shaking, almost-crying, insane laughing. i have no idea how to teach it
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do you know RC / co-counseling? it calls what you're describing (laughing/shaking/crying) "discharge" & it's viewed as a central part of processing emotions
rc.org/publication/bo (website is awful but the practice is super interesting)
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holy crap interesting
i remember i used to really want something like this, to show me what moves were clearing what emotions
these days it doesn’t matter as much to me since i’ve gotten used to just letting it all happen however it shows up
but most of these seem accurate😮
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my experience hasn't 100% mapped onto the chart but it's almost insane how much understanding emotions as something I need to physically move through my body has helped. its wild to be in a space that says "feel free to shake while we discussing this upsetting topic"
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i've had a couple conversations with shaking thrown in and it is really nice yeah! people can shake sympathetically with you and vice versa, fun times
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whaaat omg i applaud the vulnerability to be able to do that... seems like such a nurturing space 💗
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totally. it helps that the "counselor's" role is to trust your mind and unconditionally love you and believe in the good in you
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