Is Smashing Things a Good Way To Relieve Stress? (Clients of the Anger Room Sure Think So)
SodaHead Living
2012/05/13 00:28:56
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Have you ever had such a bad day that you just wanted to break something? Or maybe throw a piece of furniture across the room? Well, now a Texas entrepreneur has devised a socially acceptable way for you to spew your rage.
The Anger Room is the brainchild of Donna Alexander, who first launched the business out of her garage. Friends seeking to relieve stress would come over and take baseball bats to old junk in the room. When word got out about what they were doing, strangers began to show up and demand became too much to handle. That’s when Alexander decided to turn the Anger Room into a legitimate business.
The Anger Room is the brainchild of Donna Alexander, who first launched the business out of her garage. Friends seeking to relieve stress would come over and take baseball bats to old junk in the room. When word got out about what they were doing, strangers began to show up and demand became too much to handle. That’s when Alexander decided to turn the Anger Room into a legitimate business.
Now when clients come to the Anger Room’s new location in a Dallas strip mall, they are decked out in safety goggles and helmets to protect themselves. They then enter a room filled with old furniture and electronics, arranged to look like an office, bedroom, or kitchen. Once inside, anything is fair game. You can smash, break, throw, and destroy to your heart’s content.
If you want, you can also take out relationship stress on mannequins. Alexander told a Dallas TV station that some customers “put pictures on them, write on them, and then they try to beat the crap out of them.”
Anger Room sessions are available in three time options: “I need a Break!”—$25 for 5 minutes; “Lash Out”—$45 for 15 minutes; and “Total Demolition”—$75 for 25 minutes. The rates are pretty affordable considering you don’t have to collect the items or do any of the setup and cleanup.
Read More: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/05/12/go-ahead-smash...
Top Opinion
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chamchamgal 2012/05/13 02:13:53
but I don't think the mannequin is a good idea... I wouldn't want to hurt my friends/SO even in statue form ):
jobs were the most popular among the workers.
the cleanup is a mother,but,nothing beats the
act of smashing walls and framework.
Its far less destructive and cheaper with the same results.
Once upon a time when i was going through something terrible... i was packing the house to move and noticed a pile of glasswares to be donated (vases, coffee cups, random plates, etc.) and figured I could use these in a better way this 1 time. i took the box full out to the apartment dumpster and proceeded to hurl them along with a loud, primal scream into the garbage. with each shattering i felt less angry and by the end it was the release I needed at the time. it's the 1 and only time I felt that this was appropriate.