Comment by larynxfly on 03/02/2025 at 04:02 UTC

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Comment by baek12345 at 04/02/2025 at 18:09 UTC

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Thanks for sharing! Do you mind elaborating a bit how you use this somatic anger release approach on a daily basis?

Funnily, I am also going through a period of rather intense anger. I tried the approach outlined in the video and have actively chosen to remind myself and feel the anger related to some abuse event that recently happened. When I do this, I can feel the tension coming up in my chest. When I then intentionally clench my fists and do a growl I can feel the energy/anger dissipating but it often also leads to a mini shake/tremor in my back/upper body. Just 1-2 seconds but it happens regularly when I tune fully into the anger feeling and energy.

Is it the same for you? Do you actively remember past situations related to anger or something that happened on the particular day and you know it made you angry to elicit this feeling of anger in your body?

On an abstract level, this process feels very similar as with anxiety. When I focus on anxiety and seek the underlying tension in the body and then put my attention on it, I also often have a short tremor/physical release. The anxiety is then typically gone.

In both cases, anxiety and anger, there is often also some sadness coming up after the tremor and I might briefly cry.