What is frozen needs?

Answer 1

The term "Frozen Needs" comes from Re-evaluation Counselling a self help system invented by the late Harvey Jackins. Basic to RC is the principle that most of our problems in life come from hurts we experienced as a child. Unique I think to RC is the idea that we could heal from all our hurts and live full lives if we could apply natural processess - especially crying laughter and shaking - to our memories of those hurts. The counselling consists of giving a person close attention so that they cry, laugh etc away all their old distress. In this context then a "Frozen Need" is something a person thinks they need - say casual sex, or junk food - but how ever much they search for it or get it they are never satisfied. According to the theory they can't meet the need because it is masking something they needed and missed out on when much younger. So rather than try and meet the need they should "discharge" it by means of crying laughter etc in the company of a counsellor.