I Dare to Heal!

Five Unnecessary Deaths At Liberty Station

Yesterday, there were five additional unnecessary deaths in the military. A young soldier went for behavior health care and was unable to be seen because of his distress. He was turned away from getting care because of his so-called misconduct at the Liberty Station Care Center.  It was reported by the news media that he returned and took the lives of two officers and three enlisted men.

I have the greatest compassion for the loss of lives and for the families of those who lost loved ones.

Once again, there needs to be significant change in approach, attitudes, methodologies, structure, and care of those suffering from diagnosed human beings of post traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, and other mental health conditions described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manually.  It doesn’t mean to throw the baby out with the bath water but it does mean to take a holistic approach to care.

To begin with, it’s to remove the diagnosis from an individuals psyche. The authorities must stop the diagnosis and stop making these individuals sick. They are not ill.

I’ve written a great deal about holistic approaches and will continue to do so. Change is overdo. I have my reservations and am doubtful that the present system that is in place will be more open to letting more sunshine in?

JV

Controlled “Uncontrollable”

                             Hysterical Laughter

“ALWF” may include letting go with “hysterical” laughter. Cultures, beliefs, values, do not accept and react/respond positively and are judgmental to “hysterical laughter”. One may hear the judgment that ”hysterical laughter is not professional”.  Well, it’s a very valid manifestation of emotional release of distress and it’s encouraged and the use of the circular connected healing breath makes it a viable vehicle to facilitate dynamic processing of feelings reflective of emotion in ALWF! 
Some people will react and respond judgmentally to “hysterical” laughter. Some participants may be frightened by “hysterical” laughter.  Well, it’s nothing to be frightened of! “Hysterical Laughter” is certainly getting “It” out. If it’s present in the nervous system then there certainly is a need to get “It” out. The participant may have been consistently exposed to an anxiety ridden hysterical family member, employer, or an authoritarian individual. Can you think of anyone in your experience that fits into this category?

 The pattern is one of “fear”. The participant may physiological have a need to effectively and efficiently “connect” with the feelings reflective of the range of emotional fear through terror and release it! In ALWF the participant gradually develops the sense of security to address any feelings reflective of emotions. It is here where ALWF differs from other processes. The participant develops their own individual “emotional muscle” to go emotionally where they need to go and dare to heal even with hysterical laughter! It’s in essence a controllable “uncontrollable laugh”. It certainly is a lot healthy to feel ones feelings and release them in a group or when the individual feels secure “enough” to release his/her emotions than to allow them to stay within the participant, accumulate, and create disease, suffering, and misery for themselves and others who they are in relationship with.

Well, it’s been my experience that those who make judgments are just uncomfortable with what they are observing. Well, simply put it’s their issue! If we are impacted by others judgments it’s time for us to fight for ourselves and do what we need to do!  “Hysterical Laughter” is healthy; significant in the release/discharge process, and most certainly acceptable in the process of ALWF! In the video participants require a sense of safety before they begin to “connect” and release their feelings. Once the safety is “felt” and “experienced” they begin to let go of their self-consciousness and release and relinquish their feelings and have a zany fun time. Initially, the participants were hesitant to “get involved”.  However, when they experienced others letting go, participants began to “let go” as well. Even to let go hysterically!  I’d say that “hysterical laughter” is an example of a freed up participant who is “very” involved in their healing and doing what he/she needs to do to heal!

JV 

My “Animated Laughter with Feelings” Ends Isolation!

Many suffer from the isolation of self for a variety of reasons. When we are hurt in our relationships, we can retreat into ourselves, retreat into our caves. Instead of communicating with another with “suck it up”.  When we suck it up too much then we can build a firewall between ourselves and others. We can disconnect! It’s unhealthy to dissconnect from ourselves and from significant relationships in our lives. It’s impossible to dissconnect, to isolate, to creat walls, to build a firewall between ourselves and others when we on a continual basis practice “Animated Laughter with Feelings”.  We keep the doors open to our spirit and our spiritual connection as well as to our relationships in the wide world.

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JV

“The Dimension of Feelings Reflective of the Range of Emotions”

The best way I’ve found to describe the dimensions of feelings reflecive of the range of emotions is by way of shades of color. The goal is to create a visual image of the different intensity of feelings reflective of the range of emotions; anger through rage, fear through terror, sadness through grief, liking through joy, and affectiion through love. Can one give a better visual image to a interested party of emotional physical pain than reflecting upon shades of color of the rainbow or shades of color from light to shadow to dark? I think not.
 
The depth of physical and emotional hurt and trauma can be reflective of the intensity of feelings reflective of the range of emotions can best be described as it reflects from shallow to profound or even number from one through ten.

Finally, the degree of physical and emotional hurt and trauma can be reflective of the intensity of feelings reflective of the range of emotions can best be described as it reflects from one degree to a hundred degrees.

I believe physical and emotional pain can be described in these terms.

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jv 

CHOOSE YOUR CATEGORY!

Many of us address our stress and distress in a variety of ways. The three main categories of addressing different intensities of stress and distress are as follows.  Category I is for accumulated daily stress from employment for example.

 Category I

 Taking a Vacation, Jacuzzi, Casual Walking, Swimming, Visiting a Museum, Walking your Pet or acquiring a pet, Reading a Book, watching a Film, and Social Connections/Relationships, Playing an Instrument or Participating in a Team Sport.

 The category II stress, distress reduction or resolution can come from family, employment, childhood or adult issues. Here we have both Eastern and Western Methods. They are as follows:  

 Category II

 Family, Counseling, Dyad, Relationship Counseling, Therapy,  Exercise, Power Walking, Nature Exploration, Acupuncture, Reiki, Massage, Shiatsu, Yoga, Acupressure, Love, Tantra, Prayer, Yoga, Meditation, Reflexology, Rolfing, Spiritual Music, hypnotism, Affirmations, Bio-Feed Back Bio-Energetic Exercises, Codependency Groups and other Twelve Step Groups.

 The third group of distress release and possible resolution use the power of the so-called connected breath and are many Eastern Philosophies.

 Category III

 Primal Sound, Connected Healing Circular Breath, Peer Counseling, Manifestations of Emotional Release (Animated Laughter with Feelings), Vini Yoga, Tantra, and Kudalini Yoga  Learning to go into, connect, and let go of the intensity of feelings reflective of range of emotions!

 My experience is that to address physical/emotional trauma effectively (PTSD) methods from all three categories are necessary. The category III methods are essential to the effective and efficient movement of deep seated, ingrained, repressed, suppressed emotions reflective of PTSD!

“The Spiritual Power Of the Serenity Prayer”

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
The courage to change the things I can;
And the wisdom to know the difference!

Life’s frustrations with others and with our goals can all make sense with the prayer above. When frustration, dissappointment, greed, lack of understanding all manifest themselves the serenity prayer can make sense of it all.

Thank you spirit for these spiritually empowering words!

jv

                           ”The Great Result”

How would the self be, yourself be, where little or no feelings of intensity fear, anger, and sad exist? Can you ever imagine how a human being could ever experience an emotional state free of the above emotions?  One can only speculate. 

Can the Breath of Life exist without the shadow and dark emotions. The substance of the self is created because of the above emotions, and how we learn to effectively and efficiently address them.

We learn to take charge, process, and contradict our helplessness and hopelessness. Our faith, flexible intelligence, self-confidence, self-assureness, compassion and forgiveness are challenged and manifested because of these emotions.  Perhaps our peace, tranquility, and bliss would naturally manifest themselves?

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JV

The Greatest Challenge

It takes will, willingness, wanting to, enthusiasm, commitment, perseverance, persistence, patience, finding the courage, and support to “connect” with the intensity of feelings reflective of the range of emotions. “It’s scary”, “It’s really scary” many say who are challenged by issues like co-dependency.  When individuals begin to connect with their feelings one is quick to recognize the abundance of accumulated repressed and suppressed emotions. The first thought is, “I certainly do not want to go there”!  It’s here where we must find the will and support to begin to do just that! Somehow we must find a way to go there again, and again. It’s here where our rediscovering those shadow and dark sides of ourselves are hidden.

Is it in the nature of humankind to connect with our feelings and process them? It would seem not. However, we are not helpless. Our taking medications and approaching the issues only with cognitive tools will not resolve our hurts and traumas. They just will not go away. They are like ghosts that will return again and again. It is in the American Nature to connect with and process our feelings reflective of emotions. We are known for our innovative, pioneering, and progressive spirits!

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JV