The punch to the wall? A classic outlet of anger in the male universe. It is enough to go into a medical consultation site to see how many write: “Doctor, yesterday due to nervousness I repeatedly punched the wall”, “Four months ago in a moment of anger I threw a punch at the wall. I don’t think I heard any particular noises but … will my hand be new again? ”. We are used to triages in the emergency room by now. But now the remedy is there. And it is preventive. They are called Rage Room o Anger Room and are the rooms of combat and anger. Or rather, the rooms where you can fight anger in the form of objects to destroy. Born in Japan and the United States, they also arrived in Italy a few years ago. Open to all, they allow you to vent stress and aggression.
What are they? Equipped rooms where you enter, break, pay and leave. Hopefully whistling. The Rage Rooms, also thanks to the lockdown and the accumulation of pent-up energy during the most severe phase of the restrictions, are becoming a trend. From Florence to Turin, from Sanremo to Milano, from Perugia to Bologna and Rome, these game-breaking places they spread region by region. The number one was born in Legnano before the Covid 19 emergency, the last two have recently opened in Sanremo and Milan. The venue provides objects and equipment: helmet, equipment, things to destroy, tools of destruction and even a soundtrack of your choice.
The tools of destruction? Baseball bats, golf irons, shovels, hammers, crowbars. The clothing is accident prevention, item kits are provided by staff. From office technology to junk and furnishings: the famous dish service of the in-laws is also valid, given to the couple for revenge disguised as a wedding gift. If you want, you can take it and break it. “How many times do you happen to want to scream to express the weakness of a moment? How many times would you like to vent disappointment, anger and frustration but the context prevents you from doing so? ”. It is the slogan of one of the Rage Room sites. Here is the promise: “We allow you to eliminate this artificial barrier and give vent to one of your primal instincts, the mother of the seven deadly sins: anger!”. An attractive proposal for those who do not have enough fun bludgeoning the little heads of moles that emerge in any self-respecting arcade.
You choose the set of objects to destroy, from five to more than thirty. Favorite music too. Heavy metal, rock, classical, whatever you want. The treatment, alone or in company, is considered revitalizing. It even comes with videos to share and review. You can also take your grandmother, your boss, an accomplice person with you. As long as the group does not consist of more than three people. The game lasts 15 minutes but that’s enough to break that Chinese vase object of controversy in the family, that old printer that works only when it is not needed, those “good things in bad taste” that make so much glass cabinet of yesteryear. As in the poem by Guido Gozzano “The friend of grandmother Speranza”.
The packages available, with price variations, are different. The premium level includes at least thirty objects to smash, the deluxe, for cases of more severe anger, ensure a massive disposal of the most aggressive drives. They are called: “Yes, but have a laugh,” Keep calm “,” Relax “. And they also provide for the presence of household appliances. On request, also for watermelons and melons.
Where does the material that can be smashed with blows or blows come from? It comes spontaneously from people who want to get rid of it. The phenomenon of anger rooms has also been analyzed by psychologists. There are two evaluations: who actually judges them useful to let off steam and get rid of stress, those who consider them a form of organization of the outburst of anger for commercial purposes. In fact, those who have been there felt relieved of the tension. But is it really that important to destroy to get rid of anger?
