The Scoop Behind Anger Rooms

Have you ever felt so frustrated you felt like throwing a phone across the room?

Stress can lead to frustration, anger, and the desire to punch something (like a pillow when you get home while fantasizing it’s someone’s face, perhaps). Sometimes a stressful day can get so intense that the fantasy to throw a vase across the room or take a hammer to a table setting feels irresistible. Perhaps unsurprisingly, there’s a relatively new outlet for this kind of feeling: anger rooms.

Anger rooms are places that are designed for stressed people to come in and act out their fantasies of destruction. You can work through your anger and frustration by literally destroying things that are in a room designed for such activities. These places are popping up all over the country in major cities coast to coast. But are they helpful?

As I like to do, I decided to research whether these rooms are helpful, harmful, or merely hype, and I’ve shared what I’ve learned in this article about anger rooms.  I invite you to learn more by reading up. I also encourage you to find more than just one outlet for anger and frustration (like exercise, journaling and talking to a good friend) and find ways to manage and prevent these feelings.

You can also, as always, end your day reading my book, 8 Keys to Stress Management. In addition to providing a large amount of research-backed information on stress, it can help you to create a plan that works for your specific needs, personality, and lifestyle and then put it into action.

Have a great day, and I hope it leaves you with few complaints!
—Elizabeth

P. S. If you someone you know can benefit from this info, please feel free to pass this along!