Screaming out

For a long time, I considered screaming exercises to be a new-age practice—not my thing. I grew up in a home where screaming or even shouting was off-limits.

Screaming is a primal and universal sound humans generate voluntarily or involuntarily when they experience specific emotions. Vocalizing these emotions may help release and dispose of negative feelings. Another function of crying out loud is communicating to other humans a state of distress or an urgent need for help. In some cases, screaming can improve our chances of survival, but in other instances, it may expose us or be interpreted as a sign of weakness.

Employing screaming as a tool to cope when experiencing a potentially traumatic event may positively impact how the event is registered.