There are many ways we can de-stress about things that bother us. It can be in any form of art (drawing, writing, dancing, etc.), or exercise (cleaning, weightlifting, running, etc.), and other ways that deserve discussion, in time.

But when was the last time you grabbed something soft to scream into?

I don’t remember for myself, but not only did it hurt to talk for a while, but it helped. The reason I did it is lost to me, but guaranteed it’s based on anything that I first started this blog on. *

There are so many points in our lives that bring us to the point of yelling at anything and anyone without a filter. It can lead to hurtful things that can’t be repaired easily or taken back once done.

That can apply to material and verbal action, which reminds me of the crumpled paper analogy. If you’re new to it, it’s when you ball a paper up, then smooth it out, aware that it’ll never be the same shape after being put through such stress.

Fortunately, crafty creatives of all types can work with the wrinkles and the damage.

There are still those times in-between or outside the ways to calm down. Where those choices aren’t readily available, or even when they are, they’re not enough. It doesn’t mean they don’t work, it can mean that you your ways are requesting backup. And sometimes that involves giving your vocal chords some action.

Be ready for the physical pain and tears that could follow. The overwhelming desire to have someone hold you close as you recover, or hold something when all you have is yourself.

Hugging yourself is another wonderful means, because there’s that part of you that was so deeply hurt and unheard, and the only person who gets you and comfort you is you.

This goes especially for those of us who’ve been on the healing path for a good time now, only to have an extra layer of the trauma appear that wasn’t explored before. They can sneak up on you at the most inconvenient times, and can lead to the immediate choice to scream right in that moment.

No one deserves to live with so much stress and anxiety winding up in them. You deserve to detox with a good vocal cooldown. You owe it to yourself to find that inner peace, and it’s important to never do it to anyone that doesn’t deserve it. Even the ones that do aren’t worth your time.

Judgment for those moments can last longer than the time it may or will take you to realize how bad that was. Which reminds me of another statement, how a second of calming down can prevent a lifetime of regret.

With that said, please scream responsibly.