Are Rage Rooms a healthy way to release anger?

Watch this video without ads and all of our exclusive content here: https://nebula.tv/videos/neuro-transm... Anger is a basic human emotion. We all feel it at one point or another. But what do you do when you get REAL angry? For many of us, we end up expressing that anger by yelling, slamming a door, or even hitting something...or someone. But what if there was a place you could go when you felt angry and...not feel bad about it? Rage rooms have become more and more popular over the years and they've put themselves forward as a therapeutic alternative for stress relief. But how healthy is that? Is anger expression a good thing? Should we keep it bottled up instead? Well watch the dang video and find out! _Sources_ Baron, R. A., & Richardson, D. R. (2004). Human Aggression. Plenum Pub. Bushman, B. J., Baumeister, R. F., & Stack, A. D. (1999). Catharsis, aggression, and persuasive influence: Self-fulfilling or self-defeating prophecies? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(3), 367-376. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.76.3.367 Bushman, B. J. (2002). Does Venting Anger Feed or Extinguish the Flame? Catharsis, Rumination, Distraction, Anger, and Aggressive Responding. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 28(6), 724-731. doi:10.1177/0146167202289002 Denzler, M., Förster, J., & Liberman, N. (2009). How goal-fulfillment decreases aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(1), 90-100. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2008.08.021 Ehebald, U., & Werthmann, H. V. (1982). Primärtherapie--ein klinisch bewährtes Verfahren? [Primal therapy--a clinically confirmed procedure?]. Zeitschrift fur Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychoanalyse, 28(4), 407–421. Mallick, S. K., & Mccandless, B. R. (1966). A study of catharsis of aggression. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4(6), 591-596. doi:10.1037/h0023987 Singer, M. T., & Lalich, J. (1996). "Crazy" therapies: What are they?, do they work? Jossey-Bass. Buy our book, Brains Explained! https://amzn.to/3hkmCdo Find us on social media (Twitter, FB, IG) and check out our website: https://www.neurotransmissions.science Check out our Patreon and become a supporter if you like what we do:   / neurotransmissions   We couldn’t do all of this without our awesome Super Patrons, Ryan M. Shaver, Carrie McKenzie, and Corvi. You three are like the feeling of relief when you come home from a long day. And thanks to our other supportive Patrons, including: 12tone Adri Cortesia Alex Dainis Ariana Remmel Brian McComb Carrie McKenzie City Beautiful Corvi Daniela Sodré Dr. Ali Mattu Eric Earley Ilsa Jerome Jack Foy Jareth Arnold Ktb Laurey Stahelin Linda L Schubert Linh Vandermar Marcel Ward Marcelo Kenji Memming Park Noah McCann Raymond Chin Rick Harold Ryan Shaver Stephen Smith Susan Jones Up and Atom Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It's not rocket surgery, it's brain science! Subscribe for new brain videos every other Sunday! Got a question for us to answer? Let us know in the comments - we’d love to explore more of your questions! Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out. _Credits_ The following videos were used for educational purposes and fall under fair use: Rage Room - CBC News Smash Away Your Stress at Chicago’s Only Rage Room - wttwchicago Rage in the USA: Inside the Anger Room - BBC Three