Anger is a natural emotion that offers invaluable
information if we take the time to explore it. Anger stems from some perceived
threat. It is almost always a reaction to and distraction from some form of
inner suffering that might include feelings such as shame, fear,
powerlessness, self-doubt, inadequacy, or betrayal. When fully explored, it is
also about some key desire that may feel challenged or thwarted such as a
desire for connection, validation, trust, or safety. As such, every moment
engaged in anger is a temporary reprieve from some form of inner pain.
The first rage rooms opened in Japan in 2008 (or earlier). The concept spread to other countries such as Serbia, England, and Argentina. Today, there are hundreds of rage rooms in cities in the U.S. such as Huntsville, AL, Tucson, AZ, Austin, TX, Milwaukee, WI, Buffalo and Rochester, NY, Hampton, VA, Eugene, Charlotte, NC, Ogden, American Fork, and Eugene, UT.
A rage
room (also known as a smash or
anger room) is a room designed
to vent anger and destroy items for a fee (often to the accompaniment of music). Clients can break items by throwing them
against hard surfaces or destroy items by smashing them with tools. These tools
include sledge hammers, baseball bats, golf clubs, or crow bars.
Rage rooms consist of
various household or office items including kitchen appliances, televisions,
printers and more. Our Rage Room also offers the option to bring your own
breakable stuff. Your own breakables could include anything from a coffee cup
from a bad breakup, to an old office printer that caused you years of
headaches.
The disadvantages of using a rage room include:
·
It emphasizes the momentary reward
of destructive rather than more constructive strategies.
·
It further highlights the
expectations of a quick and easy fix to your problems. By contrast,
constructive strategies that contribute to healthy anger include physical
activities such as running, working out, sports, relaxation exercises, yoga,
and breathing exercises that foster calmness, happiness,
and self-reflection to promote greater emotional
intelligence.
·
It may serve as rehearsal for
further acting out anger.
·
It offers no insight regarding those
feelings and thoughts that foster the anger arousal, or into the wounds or
inner pain that can make you vulnerable to that.
“This is cheaper than therapy.” (Custom
Ink)[i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“3
Things That You've Gotta Know about Rage Rooms” By:
Teresa Strasser and Mike Dunn
·
“Rage
room” by MacMillan Dictionary
·
“Rage
room” From Wikipedia
·
“Should You Visit an Anger Room?” by Bernard
Golden
·
“Welcome to Rage Room Ohio” by Rage Room Ohio
This post was inspired by an episode of the Netflix series, Magic for Humans.
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