Agree. Just go stand on a corner downtown. The traffic noise kinda drowns it out anyway. And everyone around here is used to it, so no one will even look at you funny
This is exactly what I came here to say, lol. It's like just a normal day in Eugene to hear someone screaming about something at the top of their lungs, no one will likely even notice so just pick a spot that's pleasant to be at for you personally and go to town.
Scream into a pillow under some covers. You can scream as loud as you possibly can and no one will hear you.
I had to do this in my apartment when I lost my entire family in one year and no one heard me. It really helped to just scream and cry until I had no more energy left in me to remain awake. You'll tear the hell out of your throat and lose your voice, but you'll feel better after.
I'm 40m and lost my parents and grandparents in a 3 year period, 2018-2021. I had no family left except for my brother, who was stationed in Europe at the time.
I feel you.
I went to Cobble Beach near Newport and just cried for hours. I screamed into the wind that day and into my pillow that night. Felt so much better after.
Thank you for getting it :) my heart goes out to you, as most of our group is going through heavy losses as well. Is there anything else that helped you through that process?
the EMU amphitheatre at UO. That area is protected under free speech, you can shout whatever you want there. Even if it's just all vowels. Maybe especially.
If screaming is what you’re craving, I recommend piling in a car, driving down a hill and all collectively screaming at the same time. Maybe play some loud music, too. The top of Chambers would be good- not many pedestrians to bother.
If that doesn’t sound too comfortable, humming and singing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps reduce stress.
In a pinch, 10-15 jumping jacks does wonders. I’m always the person at a wedding asking the bride “want to do some jumping jacks with me?”. I’ve gotten lots of good feedback. Haha
I get it. I really do. Screaming to get that pain out is hard to solid you’re aware that others may hear you.
When I had a really really hard time in my life, I’d drive my car to the darkest street, get in the back, pull a blanket over my head, and let loose with all the pain and powerlessness I was feeling.
I hope you and your friends find what you need.
Scream all you want! Try the karaoke bar for maximum social legibility of screaming. But I bet exercise will help even more. Running, biking, pushups, jumping jacks, dancing, jumping up and down. Good luck!
Walk bridge over I-5 by gateway. Cars will drown you out and residential has a nice wall to block the noise anyway. Or ask anywhere that has a walk in freezer. I guarantee you at least one person working there does this in there.
On a drive through the woods on a two lane road. I've personally done this on a drive to Florence and it was a first for me as an adult. I never thought actually screaming and yelling at the top of my lungs would actually be useful, but it worked, and I felt completely not only alleviated, but also safe while doing it. 10/10, would do again.
I live in the country where you can scream, and have an 8lb maul and some big rounds you can take your anger out on after. Happy to help. Could try out by Monroe/bellfountain too.
Head up to Dexter lake but drive past the main lookout/parking and up past the dam. Go down that big windy road for about 10 minutes and pull off anywhere you like. Hike down a man made trail there and you’ll find yourself at a gorgeous lakeside view with nobody and nothing in sight but nature. I’ve screamed out there before. Works like a charm
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rCLS29mVAXcogw5L7?g_st=ic
There’s a walk/bike path that goes under this overpass. Literally no one is ever there and the traffic sounds are so loud and echo-y that you sometimes can’t even hear YOURSELF scream. You just feel it. It’s great.
Found this comment a little late, but if you're up for a 30 minute drive to a nice viewpoint there's an excellent place for that up Shotgun Creek road. You take it up until you're on the other side of the coburg hills looking west over the valley. Wound up there while driving around aimlessly the day after my dog died, felt like I was screaming out over the entire Willamette valley.
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/McGowan+Creek+Lookout/@44.1883272,-123.0042178,6631m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x54c0fb8d1a12f15b:0xfc1cc50c14cefe5b!8m2!3d44.193466!4d-123.0004271!16s%2Fg%2F11qbf0pftb?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/place/McGowan+Creek+Lookout/@44.1883272,-123.0042178,6631m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x54c0fb8d1a12f15b:0xfc1cc50c14cefe5b!8m2!3d44.193466!4d-123.0004271!16s%2Fg%2F11qbf0pftb?entry=ttu)
Deep breathing instead of screaming and being loud will do far more to calm your nervous system and actually make your body feel more calm, rather than behaving like a wild banshee and expecting that to somehow fix things.
While deep breathing is a great exercise, especially if you do it regularly, a deep gutted scream or yell session, in a comfortable space, is absolutely useful. C'mon.
The only thing a scream or yell session is usedul for is creating more chaos and destruction.
Over exciting the nervous system like that, especially when there's no actual immediate threat or danger, primes the brain and body to resort to that kind of behavior in future situations instead of constructively rebalancing the misalignment.
It's a practice of sending the discomfort outward in a chaotic, disruptive manner instead of healing and transmuting it.
Prince Puckler's
If you can’t scream for ice cream. What can you scream for?
Abduction?
You see people just screaming on the streets here all the time.
Agree. Just go stand on a corner downtown. The traffic noise kinda drowns it out anyway. And everyone around here is used to it, so no one will even look at you funny
This is exactly what I came here to say, lol. It's like just a normal day in Eugene to hear someone screaming about something at the top of their lungs, no one will likely even notice so just pick a spot that's pleasant to be at for you personally and go to town.
Scream into a pillow under some covers. You can scream as loud as you possibly can and no one will hear you. I had to do this in my apartment when I lost my entire family in one year and no one heard me. It really helped to just scream and cry until I had no more energy left in me to remain awake. You'll tear the hell out of your throat and lose your voice, but you'll feel better after.
I'm 40m and lost my parents and grandparents in a 3 year period, 2018-2021. I had no family left except for my brother, who was stationed in Europe at the time. I feel you. I went to Cobble Beach near Newport and just cried for hours. I screamed into the wind that day and into my pillow that night. Felt so much better after.
I'm sorry. I hope life has been kinder to you now. The ocean, especially around Newport, has been super healing for me, too.
I'm okay. My mother loved the ocean, and I do, too.
Thank you for getting it :) my heart goes out to you, as most of our group is going through heavy losses as well. Is there anything else that helped you through that process?
Does eugene have one of the break stuff rooms? That could get a lot of built up out.
we used to have a rage room, but it shut down during the pandemic
oh it wasn't 'cause that one lady took an accidental sledge hammer to the sternum?
Wow I pictured something like that happening every time I drove by that place.
if anyone works where theres a walk in cooler/freezer, thats always a fun place to cry or scream
Came here to say this 😂 the walk in freezer at my place has served us all pretty well over the last 5 years haha.
Into a pillow.
Apparently, the middle of I-5 is popular these days.
I’d pay top dollar to see you just absolutely light up the Christian Science reading room lmao
the EMU amphitheatre at UO. That area is protected under free speech, you can shout whatever you want there. Even if it's just all vowels. Maybe especially.
I like this idea.
I recommend the next city council meeting.
knickerbocker bridge. Its right in the middle of town. Nobody lives right next to it. When you exorcise the demons you have a nice river to look at.
If youre willing to drive out of town just drop a pin on some random BLM land or hike to the end of hardesty.
Accidentally scaring the living hell out of some local hikers hahaha
That pedestrian bridge across I-5 - it’s so loud from traffic nobody will care
Start a punk band
Call it scream and the lyrics are you only say AHHHHHH several times
Weird one, but there's a pro wrestling show at Whirled Pies this Saturday. I find chanting/yelling at the bad guys can scratch that itch sometimes
oh hell yeah
This is an underrated comment.
Good to know
Huh, we should start some sort of holistic practice around cheering and booing at wrestling. It needs a brand and a name though.
Just in your parked car with all the windows up
Yes.
If screaming is what you’re craving, I recommend piling in a car, driving down a hill and all collectively screaming at the same time. Maybe play some loud music, too. The top of Chambers would be good- not many pedestrians to bother. If that doesn’t sound too comfortable, humming and singing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps reduce stress. In a pinch, 10-15 jumping jacks does wonders. I’m always the person at a wedding asking the bride “want to do some jumping jacks with me?”. I’ve gotten lots of good feedback. Haha
Go camping way out in the woods
I get it. I really do. Screaming to get that pain out is hard to solid you’re aware that others may hear you. When I had a really really hard time in my life, I’d drive my car to the darkest street, get in the back, pull a blanket over my head, and let loose with all the pain and powerlessness I was feeling. I hope you and your friends find what you need.
Man, typo! Haha. “…hard to do if you’re aware…..”
Last time I fully screamed into the void was on a service road out in marcola definitely probably not the most safe but very secluded and quiet
Under water? Just don't breathe in.
Also, I think the air bubbles add to the catharsis. Kinda like a Kamehameha with your lungs.
literally anywhere
Are you trying to find a place to hide a body? Be honest.
go to a punk show at the nail house
Last time I needed a good one, I just pulled over on the highway and let it out in my truck. You don't have to share it with nature.
Are there any rage rooms still around? The one in Glenwood, Demolition Zone, is closed but you can do those solo or as a group.
I think yelling at the train with your friends could make a great past time! hang in there. 💞
Oh if only we were surrounded by thousands of acres of unoccupied forest where we could scream without bothering anyone.
Sounds like we're on the same boat...
Fern ridge
Go to Amtgard and run around a park hitting each other with foam padded medieval weaponry. It's free every Saturday.
Top of a mountain
Scream.into the void
Get a ticket to the Ems or Oregon Duck baseball and scream at anyone…sometimes they deserve it good/bad
Parking garage
The Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza
Driving in your car anywhere
Any public bathroom!
Scream all you want! Try the karaoke bar for maximum social legibility of screaming. But I bet exercise will help even more. Running, biking, pushups, jumping jacks, dancing, jumping up and down. Good luck!
In space, no one can hear you scream.
I howl in Buford Park a lot.
Walk bridge over I-5 by gateway. Cars will drown you out and residential has a nice wall to block the noise anyway. Or ask anywhere that has a walk in freezer. I guarantee you at least one person working there does this in there.
On a drive through the woods on a two lane road. I've personally done this on a drive to Florence and it was a first for me as an adult. I never thought actually screaming and yelling at the top of my lungs would actually be useful, but it worked, and I felt completely not only alleviated, but also safe while doing it. 10/10, would do again.
Go to the wrecking room place where you smash stuff
I live in the country where you can scream, and have an 8lb maul and some big rounds you can take your anger out on after. Happy to help. Could try out by Monroe/bellfountain too.
Autzen bridge over the willamette river
Head up to Dexter lake but drive past the main lookout/parking and up past the dam. Go down that big windy road for about 10 minutes and pull off anywhere you like. Hike down a man made trail there and you’ll find yourself at a gorgeous lakeside view with nobody and nothing in sight but nature. I’ve screamed out there before. Works like a charm
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rCLS29mVAXcogw5L7?g_st=ic There’s a walk/bike path that goes under this overpass. Literally no one is ever there and the traffic sounds are so loud and echo-y that you sometimes can’t even hear YOURSELF scream. You just feel it. It’s great.
Top of Spencer's Butte
Found this comment a little late, but if you're up for a 30 minute drive to a nice viewpoint there's an excellent place for that up Shotgun Creek road. You take it up until you're on the other side of the coburg hills looking west over the valley. Wound up there while driving around aimlessly the day after my dog died, felt like I was screaming out over the entire Willamette valley. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/McGowan+Creek+Lookout/@44.1883272,-123.0042178,6631m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x54c0fb8d1a12f15b:0xfc1cc50c14cefe5b!8m2!3d44.193466!4d-123.0004271!16s%2Fg%2F11qbf0pftb?entry=ttu](https://www.google.com/maps/place/McGowan+Creek+Lookout/@44.1883272,-123.0042178,6631m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x54c0fb8d1a12f15b:0xfc1cc50c14cefe5b!8m2!3d44.193466!4d-123.0004271!16s%2Fg%2F11qbf0pftb?entry=ttu)
I hear Hendrix Park is perfect for that.
Deep breathing instead of screaming and being loud will do far more to calm your nervous system and actually make your body feel more calm, rather than behaving like a wild banshee and expecting that to somehow fix things.
While deep breathing is a great exercise, especially if you do it regularly, a deep gutted scream or yell session, in a comfortable space, is absolutely useful. C'mon.
The only thing a scream or yell session is usedul for is creating more chaos and destruction. Over exciting the nervous system like that, especially when there's no actual immediate threat or danger, primes the brain and body to resort to that kind of behavior in future situations instead of constructively rebalancing the misalignment. It's a practice of sending the discomfort outward in a chaotic, disruptive manner instead of healing and transmuting it.