Egg Projectile Therapy
For those of you who aren't familiar with EPT.....
This was inspiredby an idea my therapist and I had in 2000 as a way to release frustrations and anger . What you do is, get a flat of eggs, or a few dozen, and throw them at your bathtub or fence.
There are lots of ways to throw eggs. Hard, soft, overhand, underhand, behind you, in front of you, off to the side. The possibilities are endless!
Be sure to picture a target of whatever makes you angry or frustrated and get that anger and that resentment and that frustration out!! Its GREAT FUN.
Ice cubes also work well they dont make the mess, just get things wet when they melt. but they feel just as good to throw!
The bad part about EPT is that it can be extremely messy.
you will be taking a shower weeks later and still stepping on pieces of egg shells, or peering up at the ceiling and find dried egg yolk. ( I still have little pale yellow stalactites hanging from my shower ceiling from 5 years ago!)
But the thing is, Egg Projectile Therapy is worth the mess!!!
My 1st time throwing eggs,
I dedicated some eggs to...
my dad calling me names
idiot boys who screwed up my entire life
feeling which suck
meal plans
the e.d. hospital i was in
"friends" who weren't really friends
It feels so good to throw eggs so I highly suggest everyone try it.
Egg Throwing Notes. (from October of 2000)
A. Where is the best place to throw eggs? Backyard gets you a better trajectory. Bathtub is easier to clean up.
B. You will feel silly at first.
C. You will ponder the fact that your therapist is just a big goofball and needs therapy herself.
D. You will realize that this is a LOT of fun.
E. Eggs thrown at a ninety degree angle splat louder but the egg parts fly only three feet.
F. Eggs thrown at a sixty degree angle, upwards, splat softer but the egg parts fly farther (7 feet) and in more directions!!
G. Eggs foam a lot when you spray them with a water hose to clean them up.
H. Keep dogs out of the backyard when throwing eggs!!
I. Two and a half dozen eggs disappear very quickly. Be sure to have more on hand.
J. "Splut!" is a COOL sound.
K. This would be great with a friend to yell with and do this with.
L. I cannot hit a target when I throw behind me.
M. Yelling might be fun too.
N. Its fun if you pretend your target is someone you hate.
O. Its fun to watch things break!!
P. Make sure there are no neighbors in their backyards watching you.
Warning!!
Egg shells are very hard to clean out of the bathtub drain.!!
Then took a shower with 6 inches of water at my feet that night. Then ended up digging egg shells out with a pair of tweezers.
It's a great way to release anger
It's a great way to release frustration
It's a great way to have some sloppy/messy fun!!!
By the way, the Official Egg Projectile Therapy Day is October 2. This is the 5th year that people around the world have been participating in it.
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