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Book Yourself IntoCRY SPAMaking The Invisible Visible
CRY SPAWhat is Cry Spa? Do you ever have those feelings whereyou are rushed , trying too hard to cope with everythingthat has been thrown at you and all you want to do isscream at the world? In the same way that I have foundmyself so overtired, I have been unable to go to sleep, Ihave been so stressd, I have been unable to cry.Cry Spa came about purely by accident when, during a time of enormouspressure. and at a time when I would have ordinarily gone out of my way to doanything that would cause me more upset, I sat down to watch a movie,knowing that it would make me cry, and then, having finished watchedanother one, just as sad. I've done the same thing with music, whenheartbroken or in some other despair, I deliberately chose to listen tomelancholic songs of rejection and abandonment or, worse, bereavement andwallowed in the comfort that these songs brought. They spoke to mydesolation, put my distress into words and made me feel less alone.What I hadn't anticipated was the cathartic relief I would find from cryinguntil I could, literally, cry no more. All the pent up despair had been lifted andhad dissipated and although I was not exactly transported to a place of joy, therelief of having released some of the tension meant I felt less on edge, themigraines felt reduced, the jaw less clenched and the cloud was - even if onlyslightly- less suffocating.Now, during moments of intense stress and anxiety, I make sure I schedule ina weekend specifically devoted to crying. It is an emotional detox; a way oferadicating and eliminating. A wellbeing colonic, if you like.So what does it entail, to devote a weekend to crying?For obvious reasons, it's best to do this when you are on your own. I makesure it's on a weekend when my children are away. Feeling sad and missingthe children is a natural starting point for Cry Spa, so we are at first basebefore we've even started. I make sure I get in comfort food- something hotand soothing- nourishment for the soul.It isn't about stuffing your face withjunk food, it's about food that tastes good, although it would be a lie to saythat junk food doesn't feature, I try and make sure that it isn't the main oronly feature.Making The Invisible Visible
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Page 3: An Apple A DayAcknowledge: Notice a
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Page 9 and 10: UnderstandingTRAUMAInher groundbrea
Page 12 and 13: In his essay, The Concept of The Su
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Page 30: Recovery is learning to live a mean
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Page 36 and 37: Sue: Absolutely. And because we don
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Page 54 and 55: EXERCISEExercise in almost any form
Page 57: GRATITUDEFor many trauma survivors
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KARAOKEAccording to research conduc
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MUSICStudies show that listening to
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OASISAlthough the literal meaning o
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Being more positive means making ac
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SLEEP DISTURBANCESStress and anxiet
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UNFOLLOWThere will be times when th
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WALLOWSadness doesn’t worsen or l
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This style is really great for peop
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ZENZen simply means slowing down.An
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