A 23-year-old recognises the overlooked need for proactively managing anger.
Story so far: At 2:30 am, when Ananya Shetty was overcome by anger at something, her friend recommended breaking things. However, after scouring the internet for rage rooms, she realised there were none in the city. The rage room the IIT Madras alumna thus devised as a form of destruction therapy is in Basavanagudi and available to visitors.
- The room will provide people with an outlet for their pent-up emotions, which may ultimately help in regulating one’s mood for the rest of the day or even alleviate trauma-induced distress.
- The rage room offers glass items, metal objects, plastic items, and many other things to destroy to induce catharsis.
Why it matters? Rage rooms were first seen in 2008 in Japan when its economic recession veritably increased stress and frustration among the workers. Since then, the idea has gradually spread to other countries, including India.
- In metro cities where spaces are cramped and one either shares walls with their family or flatmates and friends, the opportunity to seek temporary relief from frustrations is limited. Rage rooms bridge this gap by making breaking things and screaming possible.