A new solution for your stress from ICELAND

Iceland wants to reduce stress by screaming 😱

It seems that Iceland Always give us what we need. Under normal circumstances, these are vast open spaces for exploration, spectacular waterfalls that are easily accessible by land, Icelandic ponies with luxurious manhations, and therapeutic natural springs, all of which are a short trip from the east coast. But given the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, and the fact that few of us are now traveling to Iceland, Our immediate needs have changed. With the stress, pressure and uncertainty of the current climate.

 Sigríður Dögg Guðmundsdóttir, head of Visit Visit, says: "In Iceland we are fortunate enough to have open spaces and a beautiful nature that is the perfect place to get rid of frustration." "We feel that this is what the world needs."

 

So, starting this month, you can record a shriek, wail or cry on the "Let It Out"The custom is to be sent to Iceland, literally, as it will be played on amplifiers that have been dropped at locations such as the black sandy beaches by Festarfjall, a mountain on Iceland's southwest coast, and Snæfellsjökull glaciers. (The amplifiers are far away, so you don't have to worry about the amazing neighbors.)" You will be able to choose where to send your cry, from seven locations across the island, then you can hear the rage and frustration, or the joy in real time on the live broadcast of the speakers.

 

It may sound silly, but the Tourism Board's latest ruse is based on actual psychology, known as primitive therapy. Screaming from frustration or anxiety can provide a feeling of relief and release when the screaming stops.

 

Zoe Aston, a London-based psychotherapist who consulted an endeavor, says Iceland: "[We use] primitive scream therapy when we don't necessarily have the words to express our frustration and our deeper things." "This is exactly what is happening to people at the moment, because we are not qualified to deal with the feelings we feel, and because we do not move much, there is a physical accumulation of emotion, which can produce blockages and things like depression and anxiety." For many, yelling can help by giving up these feelings and working through them, and ultimately leaving them, Aston says. "The catharsis allows this emotional blockage to shift, so the part of the mind that has been in a survival mode for the past few months is freed to make good decisions about what's going on going forward," she says.

To get the most out of your screaming, Aston says to mentally retreat, backward, when you were a baby - you'll need to embrace this level of wailing and screaming from the diaphragm, from your gut, rather than saying the throat. "It comes from your soul," she says, "from the place where most of our feelings sit." Then, before you shout out with the appropriate scream, you'll need to think about why you're doing this. Yes, you may be angry and frustrated - it's hard not to be in today's conditions - but your cry needs to come from a more intentional place. "This will help you leave it," Aston says. "It will help you move forward and get out of the closure in a healthy way, so you don't need to get into it as strongly as we usually think about shouting."

 

Obviously, this is not the only way to find relief from extreme stress at this time - Aston suggests checking yourself and your emotions daily (hopefully it's blocked by a good, long scream), and giving way to mindfulness in your routine. But I hope that repeating your voice around the iconic Skógarfoss waterfall will help you visualize your travel beyond the epidemic to Iceland, something you are sure about.