Hey, guys !
My name is Salwa, I’m Moroccan, I’m 34 years old, and I want to share with you a strange idea that just came to my mind. It’s really, really strange. I never thought I’d come up with an idea that would concern the whole of humanity, especially in these times when we’re so stressed and negative thoughts invade people’s minds and we try to resist them but to no avail.
Right now, I am in the bathroom relieving myself and watching an inspirational video on YouTube. Something bad happened today and since then, my thoughts are flying everywhere and I can’t control myself. I am consumed by what happened. I am a mother and only a few weeks pregnant, so what happened today really made me angry and I couldn’t concentrate. But I tried again and again and did my usual duties and looked after my little boy until he fell asleep.
I went to the bathroom as usual to relieve myself, clean myself up, pray, watch a movie and try to forget. I have been married for 6 years and when something bad happens, I indulge myself to forget what happened. But today, while I was defecating, this thought came to me. Please excuse me again. As I said, what happened today, and to be honest, my husband hit me and I am pregnant. The reckless person who felt intense anger just a few minutes ago, today slapped me and punched me in the stomach… but now I am calm! It’s really crazy and magical!
During the defecation, I remembered a technique that psychologists talk about: no matter how big and serious the negative thoughts and fears in life are, we can get rid of them by mentally imagining them as black smoke coming out of our heads. Every time we repeat this exercise while imagining these things coming out of our heads, we can really get rid of those thoughts.
There are psychologists and experts who advocate writing, such as Professor Hassan El Mejian, whom I listened to, who advises women in particular to write down their feelings all the time, especially to have a dedicated notebook to write down emotions such as fear and anxiety, or any bad events that happened during the day.
I was listening to him and at the same time trying to get rid of the so called feces. Also, because I was feeling intense anger from being severely slapped by my partner… I closed my eyes tightly and imagined that horrible act coming out along with that dirty, smelly chocolate. I can swear that right after, I opened my eyes and felt better. I don’t know how to convey this feeling and this great achievement and miraculous idea, it’s gross but it has to be conveyed to the world.
Then a strange question came to my mind. Why do we defecate? Is it just to flush toxins from our body? Or is it also a daily ritual to flush toxins that are threatening to our mind as well? As I said before, defecation is unpleasant and I don’t dare tell others about it, but it is a miracle. I can state with certainty that this blessing that God has bestowed upon us, the act of defecation, is not just for the purpose of flushing stool but also to clear away what disturbs our mind and soul. We should use the euphoric feeling that comes with the discharge of those unpleasant things from our body to clear all bothersome thoughts from our mind.
I’m so fascinated by this right now, I’m still on the toilet. I swear I wrote this quick post while sitting on the toilet seat. Why imagine smoke and thoughts coming out of your head when you can actually experience the idea of them coming out in the form of “excrement”? Well worth a try guys.
I will translate this little article and publish it on my Twitter account. Please give it a try. I wish you all the best!
