EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL RELEASE WORK

According to Harvey Jackins, Ph.D., founder of Re-evaluation Counseling, pent-up emotions kept inside are limitations on the flexibility, intelligence and rationality with which individuals approach everyday situations. He observed that when encouraging people to cry, laugh, shake, yawn, scream, etc. it relieves their pent-up emotional feelings and rshift negative thinking or beliefs associated with these emotions.

The awareness that can come out of an emotional release session is quite amazing if you are prepared and know what to do. Beware, this is not about talking about a problem, it is about going deep inside and experiencing all the hurt, anger, sorrow and other emotions associated with a particular hurt or issue. Once these emotions are tapped into and expressed, and the chronic mental pattern contredicted, then awareness and insights follow along with clarity of mind and joy.  

A times I also other techniques to release emotional built-up such as trigger points and rebirthing breath work.  

In order for clients to feel safe, I offer a sound-proof room where they can express freely anything trapped inside themselves.

Prior to do any emotional release work with me you will be required to read The human side of human beings: The theory of re-evaluation counseling by Harvey Jackins, Ph.D. to understand what Re-evaluation counseling is all about. 

I would be happy to talk with you should you be interested in this form of healing or would like to discuss this approach with me before committing, 

Dominique Glaub, Ph.D.
(206) 387-8384
drglaub@msn.com

 

CRYING: The term crying commonly refers to the act of shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans. A neuronal connection between the tear duct and the areas of the human brain involved with emotion was established. No other animals are thought to produce tears in response to emotional states, although this is disputed by some scientists. According to a study of over 300 adults on average, men cry once every month, and women cry at least five times per month, especially before     and during the menstrual cycle, when crying can increase up to 5 times the normal rate, often without obvious reasons (such as depression or sadness). In many cultures, it is more socially acceptable for women and children to cry than with men. An increase in the male testosterone level during puberty is also responsible for the fact that, although both sexes cry roughly the same amount during childhood, men cry less often than women and are less likely to have flowing tears when they do. Tears produced during emotional crying have a chemical composition which differs from other types of fear: they contain significantly greater quantities of hormones prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, Leu-enkephalin and the elements potassium and manganese.

LAUGHTER: Laughter is an audible expression or appearance of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling, and other stimuli. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as cannabis, can also induce episodes of strong laughter. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of tears or even moderate muscular pain. Laughter is found among various animals, including humans. Among the latter, it is a part of human behaviour regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group — it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.[1] This may account in part for the popularity of laugh tracks in situation comedy television shows. Scientifically speaking, Laughter is caused by the epiglottis constricting the larynx,causing respiratory upset. The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body is called gelotology.

 

FEAR AND TREMBLING:

 

 

 

YAWNING: A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. Yawning is associated with tiredness, stress, overwork, lack of stimulation, or boredom. Yawning can also be a powerful non-verbal message with several possible meanings, depending on the circumstances. In humans, yawning has an infectious quality (i.e., seeing a person yawning or just thinking of yawning, can trigger yawning) which is a typical example of positive feedback. Infectious yawning has also been noted in chimpanzees.There are a number of theories that attempt to explain why animals yawn. It is likely that there are a number of triggers—not just one—for the behavior. However, there are a few select theories that attempt to explain the primary evolutionary reason for the yawn. None of them have been entirely substantiated, but there are two that many scientists now believe are likely contenders to be the primary trigger for animal yawns. The first states that yawning occurs when one's blood contains increased amounts of carbon dioxide and, therefore, becomes in need of the influx of oxygen that a yawn can provide. Researchers believed this theory to be true for years, but studies have since shown it to be either incorrect or, at the very least, flawed.Yawning may, in fact, reduce oxygen intake compared to normal respiration, not increase it.The second notion, which has become the most widely accepted among the theories, states that yawning is the body's way of controlling brain temperature. The process cools off your brain, much like a fan cools the inside of a computer. Another speculated reason for yawning is the desire to stretch one's muscles. Nervousness has also been suggested as a possible reason. There have been studies that suggest that yawning, especially for psychological reasons ("contagious" yawning), may have developed as a way of keeping a group of animals alert. Anecdotal evidence suggests that yawning helps increase the state of alertness of a person—paratroopers have been noted to yawn in the moments before they exit the aircraft.

ANGER: Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. Some view anger as part of the fight or flight brain response to the perceived threat of harm. Anger becomes the predominant feeling behaviorally, cognitively and physiologically when a person makes the conscious choice to take action to immediately stop the threatening behavior of another outside force. The external expression of anger can be found in facial expressions, body language, physiological responses, and at times in public acts of aggression. Animals and humans for example make loud sounds, attempt to look physically larger, bare their teeth, and stare. Anger is a behavioral pattern designed to warn aggressors to stop their threatening behavior. Rarely does a physical altercation occur without the prior expression of anger by at least one of the participants. While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them," psychologists point out that an angry person can be very well mistaken because anger causes a loss in self-monitoring capacity and objective observability. Modern psychologists view anger as a primary, natural, and mature emotion experienced by all humans at times, and as something that has functional value for survival. Anger can mobilize psychological resources for corrective action. Uncontrolled anger can however negatively affect personal or social well-being. While many philosophers and writers have warned against the spontaneous and uncontrolled fits of anger, there has been disagreement over the intrinsic value of anger. Dealing with anger has been addressed in the writings of earliest philosophers up to modern times. Modern psychologists, in contrast to the earlier writers, have also pointed out the possible harmful effects of suppression of anger. Displays of anger can be used as a manipulation strategy for social influence.

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