Beat that Douche Bag Up!

A good alternative to breaking stuff is to release all the negative vibes from your chest – to your fist – to a punching bag. Hit as hard as you can but don’t injure yourself. The stress caused by anger and frustration is let out with every blow.

Gym goers enjoy the work out for aesthetic motivations. Strenuous physical activities actually improve the mood of the person right after. If you are one who does work out, you should know that you feel much better after the session. Part of the factor that contributes to that light satisfying feeling is the fact that stress was actually released. But for people who are not into working out and what not – A good little bout with an object that’s designed to take blows would suffice. At least the bag does not fight back and it is way better than engaging in a brawl somewhere. This is something for the hot heads to think about.

Break some freakin' stuff

I have seen and watched many people in a fit of rage. Most of them actually resort to violence to let out the build up of stress in their chests. This is not about someone actually assualting someone just to let off but more about those that actually manage to channel their anger towards an object. Although destructive - it is effective.

Some psychologists actually claim that smashing breakables such as plates and glass ware releases the build up of tension. Subjects who have undergone this quasi-experiment attest to it's liberating and even therapuetic effect. In fact, this is a growing practice among the business people in Japan. They actually have this so called The Venting Place where, at a price, they let you smash ceramic or glass plates against a wall. Now that's a responsible way to be destructive.

Plate smashing has also become a part of the daily business in a certain restaurant in the Philippines. Those who have experienced it claimed that it does not only aid anger management but it is also fun.

Going back to the people I've witnessed releasing their anger. Although most of them would rather kill a chair, a door or anything that happened to be in front of them at that time, well we all should know that it's not practical. Once the anger wanes and calmness takes over, so does the reality that you will have to spend money to fix whatever you destroyed. Sooo...

Give it a go and see what happens. Create your own Venting Corner somewhere but be sure not to show it to children and have those worthless appliances ready to meet the wrath of the baseball bat. Just don't overdo it.

What is stress?

Before you try something fun to relieve stress, you have to figure out where it’s coming from. First, we need to figure out what stress really is.

Stress is caused by any outside factor that is commonly considered to adversely affect an individual. It is pretty much a natural reaction of the body or the mind to a stimulus which initiates physical, psychological or emotional interchange. Some experts claim that stress does not always have negative implications. They furthered that reaction to stress is one of the many determinants for survival.

According to an article published by Medicinet, "In general, stress is related to both external and internal factors. External factors include the physical environment, including your job, your relationships with others, your home, and all the situations, challenges, difficulties, and expectations you're confronted with on a daily basis. Internal factors determine your body's ability to respond to, and deal with, the external stress-inducing factors. Internal factors which influence your ability to handle stress include your nutritional status, overall health and fitness levels, emotional well-being, and the amount of sleep and rest you get".

Now that we have a basic understanding of this overly used household term, which most of us actually misunderstand; would we consider stress as a formidable factor that make our lives more fleeting or a driving force that motivates us to better adapt and better react to the forces that cause us distress?

I think I might have an idea and I want to share them with you.