Are there IRL benefits to screaming into the void?
, Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, both producers for the show, admitted to liberating their pent-up frustration after the cameras stopped rolling: Kidman by throwing a rock through a window, Witherspoon by screaming in a way unfamiliar even to her, “like, howling.” In the new season there’s even more wailing to be had. It all begs the IRL question—are there benefits to screaming into the void?
“The concept of releasing pent-up energy to achieve a sense of relief can be traced back to Freud, who called this process ‘catharsis,’” says New York–based psychologist Jessica Egan, Ph.D. “We feel a release in ‘getting it out,’ and there are many psychological benefits to acknowledging and expressing emotions.
For Hollywood nutritionist and reiki master Serena Poon, it’s an issue of self-care. “Between the growing number of mental-health issues and the measurable amount of inflammation to our brain and our bodies caused by emotional stress, we are more aware of the undeniable dangers that repressed emotions can have on our health,” she explains.
Journaling, exercising, and visualizing calming scenery are psychotherapy-approved alternatives—but if you do feel better after a good shriek, it’s more accessible than ever. For those in search of an at-home fix, the SkyMall-esque site Life Changing Products offers a handheld
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