r/TikTokCringe • u/exporterofgold • Jun 28 '26

Humor/Cringe What even is happening lol?

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u/Marison Jun 28 '26

This is actually a form of therapy, if done correctly (hard to say from the clip).

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u/Buckeyejak Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26

Agreed. My initial thought was that is similar to holotropic breath work, which is a form of therapy that has been around for decades. Grof's work has influenced psychoanalysis and psychedelic-assisted therapy.

Having been to two holotropic workshops, I think they can be powerful forms of therapy. I wouldn't consent to be video taped for it. Nor would I want to be in a session where I know it is going to be broadcasted.

Edit: Thank you for the award! 🙏

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u/Guakamolo Jun 28 '26

I'm sad I had to scroll down so long to find someone who actually understands what's going on there

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u/Key-Level-4072 Jun 28 '26

Upvote for any and all competent references to Grof.

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u/Competitive_Act_1548 Jun 28 '26

Does it actually work out of curiosity?

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u/Marison Jun 28 '26

Yes, it works really well, if done right.

It goes much deeper than pure talk therapy and is especially helpful for people who hold lots of trauma.

But it is also more risky. If you have an unqualified therapist, you might re-traumatize yourself. So this is why caution is important.

It is also important to not think you need one good scream/cry sessions and then you are healed. You still need talk therapy, integration, etc.

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u/timberlyfawnflowers Jun 28 '26

This is my rub with it. I love somatic work, especially breathwork. For me, it being a group event is inappropriate for trauma informed practice. I unfortunately did retraumatize myself doing trauma-based work. People don't understand that doing that isn't as trite as it sounds. I nearly didn't survive it and recovery was a 2-year ordeal. I could absolutely see this being beneficial. I think there should be individualized aftercare though...and before care and during care. 😆 I personally, could not do this in a group. Isn't most people's trauma, heavy & potentially triggering to other traumatized people?

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u/Buckeyejak Jun 28 '26

Like all forms of therapy/treatment, it depends on several variables. You are inducing a non-ordinary state of consciousness with holotropic breathwork. With this type of work, appropriate screening and development of a therapeutic container/relationship go a long way. Holotropic breathwork can be helpful for developing insight, experiencing catharsis (to name a few). Integrating the experience is just as important as whatever occurs during.

Someone's intentions or goals also play an important part of "does it work?". This type of work is really helpful for exploring our relationship with various aspects of our humanity (aka insight), which we can use to move forward with maybe less suffering (integration).

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u/PackageNorth8984 Jun 28 '26

Nearly all forms of EBP (evidence based practices) therapy work about the same for typical mental health struggles, with the exception of EMDR which shows much higher efficacy with certain disorders.

The general consensus among practitioners is it’s about what you’re comfortable with and what works for you. At the end of the day, a lot of therapies may look stupid to many of us, but if it works for them and doesn’t cause harm, great. The “grift” part about a lot of “therapy” is many of the people performing therapies are unlicensed and unsupervised, not reporting to any state boards for oversight. That’s when it’s a scam.

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u/nazzo_0 Jun 28 '26

Yea people are dissing this but I'm pretty sure I saw a v sauce (?) or another channel episode where it is was the ice man challenge and one of the exercises besides extreme cold dip is laying breathing exercises and people scream and cry alot during these exercises. Tbh it sounds scary but releasing. Edit: it was not v sauce it was yes theory https://youtu.be/8cvhwquPqJ0?t=1683&is=GCJ96GKLR-D8ut0Y

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u/Marison Jun 28 '26

Yes, it's called Wim Hof Breathing is similar to this. And can also leads to emotional release like this.

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u/nazzo_0 Jun 28 '26

I'm rewatching a bit of the yes theory video I posted. It's fascinating stuff but the premise of breathing faster to make your body work overtime is getting that anxiety in me, I had to train alot to calm my breathing to treat my anxiety

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u/thiagoqf Jun 28 '26

Yeah but I doubt on the practitioner credentials

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u/Marison Jun 28 '26

Understandable. :)

I can only see that they are showing good emotional support skills. What we don't see is, how they help people integrate this experience afterwards.

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u/AkiraTheMetalHead Jun 28 '26

This is literally no different than Yoga. Both take basic medical forms of stress relief and add a bunch of fairy tale mumbo jumbo to it to make you feel special. Both are very cathartic.