To dig your own grave, lie in it and watch how you are “buried” - all this is possible at special trainings. Moreover, "self-burial" attracts not only thrill-seekers.
Some are convinced that in this way, being alone with yourself, it will be possible to return the taste for life. RIA Novosti tried to understand why and for what people imitate their own death.
The oldest practice
Trainings, where esotericists and coaches offer to lie buried under the ground for an hour or two, are called differently. The organizers assure that this procedure has been practiced for a long time by the peoples of Tibet, Altai and Siberia. An advertisement for such a tough test is accompanied by a promise to rid the person of any fears and phobias. In addition, they promise to teach it easier to relate to their own death, which is why "life will become more fun." But they warn: such an experience is not suitable for everyone, expectations may not coincide with reality. The cost of the "service" is from two to six thousand rubles.
Alexander Tokarev from Nizhny Novgorod recalls his own experience without much enthusiasm. “It was in 2014. Four of my friends are with me. We decided to bury ourselves,”he tells RIA Novosti. When asked why, he says that he likes to expose himself to all sorts of tests, and "just wanted to get out of the comfort zone."
Before that outing with his friends, Alexander regularly looked into the blogs of those who had already been "buried". “I have read all kinds of esotericism: it is believed that after you feel dead, you immediately“reboot”, renew yourself, life will change. Of course, none of this interested me. Another thing was important. I have a fear of depth, so I wondered if “self-burial” would seem scary, can I stand it?”
The interlocutor describes: “I dug a hole 60 centimeters deep, put on a gas mask with a pipe and lay down in my clothes. Friends buried in. By the way, it turned out only the third time. I jumped out instinctively twice. Then he still resisted."
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“I lay there for twenty minutes, but there was a feeling that it was much more. During this time, I had two panic attacks. I asked my friends to dig it out when it seemed that my heart was somehow not beating well."
According to him, Alexander did not feel the renewal promised by shamans and esotericists: “When they dug me out, the colors, of course, were perceived brighter. No more. I could experience all this spectrum of emotions while jumping with an elastic band from some platform.
The Nizhny Novgorod resident warns: to go for such a procedure, you need to be prepared, "be able to meditate." Otherwise, it is only "mental violence".
I'm not a newbie
But Alexander Selkov from St. Petersburg, on the contrary, is pleased with the "self-burial".
“I am interested in everything new. And this is another way to see yourself, - Selkov admits to the agency. - I regularly participate in esoteric festivals, I have tried various practices on myself. And I got used to the extreme load: I walk the mountains, went through the special forces school. In general, not a beginner in this business."
He buried himself this summer, fifty meters from the shoreline of Lake Ladoga. “Before digging my own grave, I did breathing exercises. When he was already in the pit, he covered his face with a rag. Breathed through the tube. The depth is half a meter."
The first three minutes were the most critical.
“I calmed down and spent the next half hour in a meditative state. A little “I” came out, which we constantly muffle in the flow of information, in the urban environment. In total, I lay for an hour and ten minutes. I could have done more, but those who were on duty from above made it clear that it was time to dig out.”
When they pulled him out, Alexander "felt a surge of strength and boundless gratitude to the world for his life." However, he clarified: not everyone can do such a procedure. “There was still a girl in the group with us. Completely "green". Then she was shaking for two days, I took care of her, I felt sorry for her."
Do not lift an eyebrow
The organizers of such entertainment are not responsible for the effect. Svetlana Pilatova, the host of the self-burial training course, explains: you shouldn't set a specific goal - “you just need to be open to new experience”.
“When a person jumps with a parachute, he is not trying to solve some internal problems. So it is with those who want to "bury themselves": you can be disappointed, because there will be no expected effect. Under the ground, a person experiences strong physical sensations - one cannot move away from this. You can't even lift an eyebrow,”says Pilatova.
Svetlana adds: most of the training participants are thrill-seekers. There are also those who are worried about something. “One girl experienced incredible joy after being buried. I returned again two weeks later for the training, but I did not receive the emotions that were the first time. You cannot enter the water twice in one”.
Pilatova notes that a person is always buried by one of his relatives: “Watching a friend’s“grave”makes an even greater impression on some than his own“burial”.
Svetlana admits that there are companies that practice burial “under the board” - that is, in a coffin. However, in her opinion, the effect is “wrong”:
Wedge wedge
Psychotherapist of the highest category Alexander Fedorovich explained to RIA Novosti why people bury themselves alive.
“Attending such trainings is rather an extreme game. I doubt very much that this procedure has a therapeutic effect. If a person has some internal problems, it is highly likely that he will only aggravate the situation,”warns Fedorovich.
And he continues: “This approach - to knock out a wedge with a wedge - is ambiguous and dangerous. Moreover, the issues of death and its acceptance are very serious. Even among psychologists and psychotherapists, not everyone can work with these topics - only specially trained people."
Psychiatrist Natalya Shemchuk, in turn, notes that instillation will not relieve depressive moods: “Yes, extreme can reduce anxiety and revive the love of life. But it has not been proven to cure depression.” Thrills “should be received precisely in pleasure, and not in order to change your emotional background,” she concludes.
Maria Marikyan