Soon
the
world
will
pass
to
the
"dark
side"
-
in
many
countries
celebrate
the
holiday
of
all
the
saints
-
Halloween.
Practical
psychologist
Marina
Petrusenko
shared
her
thoughts on this matter.
- What you thoughts as Psychologist what Halloween real is?
Marina
Petrusenko:
Halloween
is
many-sided.
But
we
can
make
a
therapy
out
of
it.
After
all,
there
is
nothing
unequivocally
harmful.
The
root
of
many
psychological
problems
lies
in
the
fact
that
we
hide
in
the
shadows
what
is
painful,
scary,
and
what
simply
does
not
feel
like
looking.
After
all,
when
you
tell
a
child
not
to
be
angry,
negative
emotions
do
not
disappear,
but
go
into
the
shadows.
Hidden
emotions
later
transform
themselves
in
the
form
of
unpredictable
reactions,
terrible
dreams
and
even
somatic
symptoms.
And
when
we
give
the
opportunity
to
manifest
fears,
live
some
shadow
negative
role,
we
get
a
relaxation
of
tension.
And
we
learn
the
resource
that
is hidden in this role for us. We become stronger and many-sided.
-
So
you
want
to
say
that
the
holiday
of
Halloween
with
its
horror
stories
and
attributes has almost therapeutic meaning?
Marina
Petrusenko:
Yes.
Psychologists
often
use
terrible
masks
during
therapy
sessions.
Yes,
and
children
do
not
accidentally
choose
for
themselves
negative
characters,
scary,
at
the
sight
of
the
parent,
toys,
try
on
the
role
of
"bad
guys"
of
cartoons.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
confront
and
accept
one
of
the
sides
of
oneself
and
life.
The
fact
is
that
through
such
roles
the
child
gets
access
to
the
forbidden
power,
the
energy
of
joy
and
permission.
After
all,
to
be
obedient
at
all
times
is
at
least
boring.
And
the
reason
I
speak
about
kids
is
that
inside us we are still children with all our fear and trouble. So we should sometimes set free other side of ourselves.
- Among other things, this holiday also reveals archetypes.
Marina
Petrusenko:
Oh
sure.
Archetypes
of
vampires,
walking
dead,
zombies
and
other
fashionable
heroes
of
mass
culture
find
in
us
an
unconscious
response,
because
any
person
is
afraid
of
death,
for
us
it
is
inevitable.
And
the
action
with
disguises
in
the
representatives
of
evil
spirits
has
also
a
controlphobic
element.
It's
like
a
cure
for
phobia,
a
kind
of
struggle
with
fear.
Especially
we like to play it collectively, at gay parties, in clubs.
Psychology: what Halloween really is
Psychology
Soon
the
world
will
pass
to
the
"dark
side"
-
in
many
countries
celebrate
the
holiday
of
all
the
saints
-
Halloween.
Practical
psychologist
Marina
Petrusenko
shared
her
thoughts on this matter.
-
What
you
thoughts
as
Psychologist
what
Halloween real is?
Marina
Petrusenko:
Halloween
is
many-sided.
But
we
can
make
a
therapy
out
of
it.
After
all,
there
is
nothing
unequivocally
harmful.
The
root
of
many
psychological
problems
lies
in
the
fact
that
we
hide
in
the
shadows
what
is
painful,
scary,
and
what
simply
does
not
feel
like
looking.
After
all,
when
you
tell
a
child
not
to
be
angry,
negative
emotions
do
not
disappear,
but
go
into
the
shadows.
Hidden
emotions
later
transform
themselves
in
the
form
of
unpredictable
reactions,
terrible
dreams
and
even
somatic
symptoms.
And
when
we
give
the
opportunity
to
manifest
fears,
live
some
shadow
negative
role,
we
get
a
relaxation
of
tension.
And
we
learn
the
resource
that
is
hidden
in
this
role
for
us.
We
become stronger and many-sided.
-
So
you
want
to
say
that
the
holiday
of
Halloween
with
its
horror
stories
and
attributes
has
almost
therapeutic
meaning?
Marina
Petrusenko:
Yes.
Psychologists
often
use
terrible
masks
during
therapy
sessions.
Yes,
and
children
do
not
accidentally
choose
for
themselves
negative
characters,
scary,
at
the
sight
of
the
parent,
toys,
try
on
the
role
of
"bad
guys"
of
cartoons.
This
is
an
opportunity
to
confront
and
accept
one
of
the
sides
of
oneself
and
life.
The
fact
is
that
through
such
roles
the
child
gets
access
to
the
forbidden
power,
the
energy
of
joy
and
permission.
After
all,
to
be
obedient
at
all
times
is
at
least
boring.
And
the
reason
I
speak
about
kids
is
that
inside
us
we
are
still
children
with
all
our
fear
and
trouble.
So
we
should
sometimes set free other side of ourselves.
- Among other things, this holiday also reveals archetypes.
Marina
Petrusenko:
Oh
sure.
Archetypes
of
vampires,
walking
dead,
zombies
and
other
fashionable
heroes
of
mass
culture
find
in
us
an
unconscious
response,
because
any
person
is
afraid
of
death,
for
us
it
is
inevitable.
And
the
action
with
disguises
in
the
representatives
of
evil
spirits
has
also
a
controlphobic
element.
It's
like
a
cure
for
phobia,
a
kind
of
struggle
with
fear.
Especially
we
like
to
play
it
collectively,
at
gay parties, in clubs.
Psychology
Psychology: what
Halloween really is
