The scream expresses emotions, calms us down or sends out warning signal without words. Discover why we scream when we are scared or happy and get to know about the amazing Shout Therapy, a refreshing therapy with screams.
The scream, that unpleasant sound that comes from a situation of danger, a fright, a moment of great stress or unbridled happiness.
We do not usually stop to think why it springs so spontaneously before a blow (big or small), a startle (although you love horror movies) or a moment of joy (a goal during a soccer game), but if you are reading this, it is because you are interested in knowing why we scream and I are going to attempt solve this puzzle for you (without raising my voice).
Humans - and a large part of animals, scream as one of the most primitive instincts, with which we can send a warning signal, transmit a dangerous situation or demand attention when we were babies and we cannot articulate a word.
Apparently, when we have a conversation with a person, our brain works to identify their gender, their age and their approximate personality, in order to create a context. However, studies have shown that when we hear a scream, the process is completely different.
The sound travels directly from the ear to the brain tonsil, a part of the brain responsible for receiving noise with these modulations and processing the information of danger.
To this we must add that when we speak in a normal way, our modulation speeds are between 4 and 5 Hertz, however, when we emit a scream, these figures increase from 30 hertz to 150.
In addition, the sound has a roughness that makes it more or less annoying which is due to the rapid variations of the frequencies. But this type of "roughness" are not only typical of humans or animals, but are used in the frequencies of objects such as alarm clocks, in this way, the body will instinctively react to them with greater speed.
Screaming as a protective instinct
The screams have another natural function, and that is to protect ourselves from predators by fostering fear in the adversary. Thus, a powerful scream can induce fear in the listener, which could cause the listener to stop attacking us. Therefore, we can understand the scream as an integrated weapon in our body and as a method of alerting others of an imminent risk.
Shout Therapy: Screaming as catharsis
In addition to shouting or screaming been understood as a natural signal of alarm or defense, they are also a way of letting out diverse emotions that are difficult to express with words, such as anger, stress, emotion or pain. It is very common to scream when hit or get a wound, it even seems that the pain goes before we do it-a catharsis!
That's why a therapy has been born that consists of screaming to feel better: Shout Therapy . This curious way of venting can be done after a hard day or at the beginning of the day as a preventive method.
The function of this technique is to regulate the nervous system using screaming and controlled breathing as a way to get rid of accumulated tension. Its origin comes from India, where it is common to find groups of people in parks in the mornings while they raise their arms and generate the same sound.
The best way to put it into practice is to go to a natural place, such as the mountain or the beach to avoid civilization if you want to prevent neighbors from contacting the police- and start a meditation and breath control session.
Afterwards you will only have to think about everything that frustrates you and launch a liberating scream , you can do it as many times as you need. Of course, you must do it carefully, because you can damage your vocal cords.
To do it correctly, pre-warm as the singers do. Start from less to more, you can intone the notes to make it easier. Then, when you are going to scream, make sure that you open the back of the throat very much and direct the sound from the diaphragm to the nose.
You must support the scream from the diaphragm, breathing below the stomach and using this muscle to contain the air. You just have to let go of the negative to make way for the rest ... and wait for calm to come.
