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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.

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.

So what do you think SodaHeads? Is smashing things a good way to relieve stress?

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  • MYSTIC MYSTIQUE 2012/05/13 02:40:30
    Undecided
    MYSTIC MYSTIQUE
    +1
    shouting is...
  • Rob 2012/05/13 02:36:49 (edited)
    No
    Rob
    +4
    I've heard about these places and the concept seems plausible, but studies show that breaking things when angry actually extend one's anger and give people a subconsious sense that breaking things is okay so they are more likely to dob it or even hurt people in regular life.
  • Inquisi... Rob 2012/05/13 07:49:04
    Inquisitve Kat
    +1
    Yes! I'm glad I'm not the only person who answered with that idea... there are way more constructive ways to relieve stress.
  • Kyle Rob 2012/05/13 08:52:40
    Kyle
    +3
    I can see where you're coming from but I have to say, I disagree with that. I've broken things and after doing so didn't feel the need to harm anyone or anything afterwards. As for the subconscious thing, I doubt that. I like to think that people have more common sense than that.
  • Rob Kyle 2012/05/13 18:55:18
    Rob
    But that's just it, the subconscious influences common sense in subtile and irrational ways. Ever hear of someone doing things against their better judgment and not knowing why? That's the subconscious making suggestions to the conscious mind.
  • Morgan 2012/05/13 02:34:43
    Yes
    Morgan
    +2
    I think if its old stuff that can be recycled or something then sure
  • Libertarian Right 2012/05/13 02:34:31
    Yes
    Libertarian Right
    +2
    As opposed to caving in someone's f**king face and then having to deal with the possibility of assault charges? Probably. XD
  • Your Favorite Nerd Guru 2012/05/13 02:34:28
    Yes
    Your Favorite Nerd Guru
    +1
    Its just too fun!
    fun
  • XXrawwwrXX 2012/05/13 02:32:57
    No
    XXrawwwrXX
    i meant yes. (:
  • Undecided
    Pixie·ŸŸMzAwesome♠ƤĦĂĔŢ♠
    +1
    I prefer sex myself
  • Beccy 2012/05/13 02:31:20
    No
    Beccy
    +2
    Much better to take some deep breaths and move on.
  • SebaTheSociallyAwkwardPenguin 2012/05/13 02:29:59
    No
    SebaTheSociallyAwkwardPenguin
    +1
    as good as it may seem in that moment, its been proven it actually makes you more mad, and have to pay for whatever you broke.
  • Kyle SebaThe... 2012/05/13 08:08:43
    Kyle
    +2
    But isn't the point of that place that you can break whatever you want?
  • SebaThe... Kyle 2012/06/17 03:42:18
    SebaTheSociallyAwkwardPenguin
    Oo i meant generally speaking :P
  • Demon Destroyer 2012/05/13 02:22:41
    Yes
    Demon Destroyer
    +2
    Smashy smashy is good fo the soul
  • BRIDGET 2012/05/13 02:19:02
    No
    BRIDGET
    +1
    SMASHING THINGS HAS BEEN PROVEN TO EXASERBATE HITTING YOUR SIGNIGANT OTHER. LEARN TO TALK IT OUT
  • chamchamgal 2012/05/13 02:13:53
  • jackie 2012/05/13 02:12:43
    No
    jackie
    +1
    I DONT LIKE breaking things. When they break things in movies im like "how much money did/does that cost?" or "aww it was pretty". like wasting money, I dont like that.
  • GoreGirl 2012/05/13 02:06:54
    Yes
    GoreGirl
    +2
    OMG HOW MUCH IS THIS!?!?! it's so worth the trip for me O.O....This is my dream.
  • Allie 2012/05/13 02:03:41
    No
    Allie
    i meant to hit yes. it does help me out a lot
  • Seeker of Truth - War Wizard 2012/05/13 01:33:22
    Yes
    Seeker of Truth - War Wizard
    +3
    Though I never understood when people break their OWN stuff when they're angry... That'd just make me angrier!

    But if you're breaking down your enemy's fortress, that's great stress relief!

    angry birds crash
  • firebird 2012/05/13 01:12:31
    Yes
    firebird
    The only way its good to relieve stress and anger is IF you don't have to replace or pay for what you break.
  • THB306 2012/05/13 01:11:29
    Yes
    THB306
    HELL YESS!!!
  • darlene 2012/05/13 00:48:50
    Undecided
    darlene
    +1
    It seems a bit barbaric to me. lol
  • Party o... darlene 2012/05/13 05:32:21
    Party of One
    +1
    Yeah, it's not my kind of move :)
  • darlene Party o... 2012/05/16 17:58:54 (edited)
    darlene
    +1
    I agree. lol I worked so hard to get things I'm not going to destroy them.
  • Surgeon ~The Egalitarianist~ 2012/05/13 00:46:54 (edited)
  • Kyle Surgeon... 2012/05/13 08:11:46
    Kyle
    +1
    You are basically a female version of me.
  • Surgeon... Kyle 2012/05/13 20:36:32
    Surgeon ~The Egalitarianist~
    I suppose so. I guess we're a match made in... I don't know.
    I'm too tired to be witty right now. XD

    I keep +1 all the posts on here I see from you, for good reason, so I suppose I am a female version of you. But hey, great minds think alike.
  • Twinky 2012/05/13 00:45:00
    Yes
    Twinky

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