I made some research on this subject because, for me at least, screaming is a very good stress release that I'm doing more or less instinctively.
The importance of screaming has been known for a very long time and all around the globe.Take for example the Kiai. The "battle" scream that you hear in all Chinese movies when people are fighting. The Kiai is not made to impress the viewers. It represents the the force of the spirit and it is released in the moment of a decisive attack. Kiai may also be used as a weapon. I found this video on YouTube that, i believe, it will explain it better than I can.
You never knew your scream can be that powerful, ha? Well, it can be.
Leaving aside screaming as a weapon, let's focus more on its therapeutic applications. As far as I read, screaming can be used in two different situation:
- as a momentarily stress relief or
- as part of Primal Scream Therapy
Primal Scream Therapy started from a book written in the '70 by Arthur Janov. What this therapy does is make the patients re-experience suppressed childhood pain in the attempt to eliminate the hold that the trauma has over the adult.
Personally I never tried it so I couldn't tell you how efficient it is but a good strong scream from the bottom of your lungs when you feel you can't take it anymore, that really helps.
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