How can a person release shock from his body, his emotional intelligence, his mind?
Well, there really are no short answers. But I can say in brief that the work needs to be done in a safe, empathic, supportive environment where people can experience small, incremental levels of their shock without being re-traumatized. They need to regress in the direction of their shocking event yet keep at a safe distance. Once you understand what shocked you and how it affects your feelings and your body, you can begin, through self-empathy and conscious awareness, to use the appropriate techniques to release the way the shock is held in the system. After your shock has been released, if you’re suddenly surprised, rather than going into shock and reacting from an unconscious pattern, you can stay fully conscious and make appropriate decisions and responses. This gives us the freedom to be able to go on about the purpose of our lives, with increased consciousness and more options. When unresolved shock is reactivated in the course of our daily lives, many physical symptoms often em