The proprioceptive mode of writing was discovered by eminent psychologists to help people overcome emotional blocks, unravel deep-buried secrets and heal them. The general idea was that as a person got more in touch with his or her own experiences and emotional values, a complete cycle of stories would flood out of them. If a person wishes to heal their psychological hurts, and use their past experiences to enhance one’s creative outputs, there is no better way.
Proprioceptive writing can be used by people of all ages, and some psychiatrists have helped teenagers and children with low self-esteem, or those in need of counseling, with this method. Children who could not express themselves properly through writing were given crayons instead of pens or pencils, and were told to draw instead of write. So, how does one get started with proprioceptive writing in the first place?
Well, there are a few things you need to know before setting yourself the proprioceptive ‘mode’. We first need to ready our brain for appropriate reception, and calm the mind. We all know that settling into a state of immense calmness is very difficult for our fast paced life, but the essence of the proprioception comes only when we are settled into meditative calm. Our object is therefore to primarily settle the turbulence of our minds.
To do this is not that difficult, once we are committed to looking after our well-being, and seek the wonders that lie within our minds. Since each of us have had experiences, desires, feelings, dreams and disappointments unique to us, we can tap into their experiential residue and extract positive and creative content out of them.
Proprioceptive writing can turn even the most bitter experiences and nightmares that we may have harbored within ourselves for ages into positive, creative material. At the unique and individualistic emancipation of something so-far held as negative, we get a sense of high-held liberty. “Seek the truth and the truth shall set you free…” – this remains at the core of every one seeking help through proprioceptive writing. Through a well-guided process of following the proprioceptive method, our long-term hurt becomes healed, and we receive a sense of well-being by realizing the lessons behind the most hurtful events in our lives.
We even get our very own creative fodder from our individual experiences! Eventually, we reach our dreams of being the best in ourselves by realizing the crazy uniqueness and individuality that creates our true self, and we learn to accept ourselves with our faults and mistakes along with our good points. In short, we learn to enjoy our lives to the fullest!
So how do we go about it? Any life-coach would charge you a hell of a lot of money to get you back to yourself. Try these techniques and see your life evolve. Let these points become your own free therapy, your own special time that you keep reserved each day just for your own use, and you will slowly see your “me-time” yielding great dividends later on!
- Nick Sanders
