What is up with people and punching stuff when they get mad?

[Ryan]

or getting mad and breaking stuff in general - why? Question spurred from another thread about patching drywall Is it that much of a release?

 

[FleshLight]

That's the rational and manly way to vent one's frustrations. Shrugging it off is for pussies.

 

[EmperorIQ]

yes

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: Ryan
or getting mad and breaking stuff in general - why? Question spurred from another thread about patching drywall Is it that much of a release?

Yes. I agree it's stupid, but I have been guilty of it on rare occasions where I'm so enraged I forget myself. It's kind of a release valve, it reminds me that I'm overwhelmed and I need to cool down.
As a young adult I had a big anger problem, the 'inanimate object punching' is the last vestige of that testosterone soaked childishness... hopefully it too will fade with age.

 

[acemcmac]

Real men do a cost/benefit analysis while they're breaking whatever they're breaking

 

[radioouman]

I would never break something to release stress...

 

[bradruth]

Why do you think they make those stress balls? Exerting physical force is a tremendous release. I rough up random innocent citizens, myself, but it's not for everybody.

 

[MoPHo]

ok ryan, that's the last straw. i'm finding out where you live and punching you.

 

[kogase]

They want people to think they're cool, obviously.

(Disclaimer: It doesn't work.)

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Why do you think they make those stress balls? Exerting physical force is a tremendous release. I rough up random innocent citizens, myself, but it's not for everybody.

:laugh:

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: radioouman
I would never break something to release stress...

I don't think it relieves the stress so much as physically grounds the anger and reminds one that it needs to be dealt with NOW and not bottled up. At least that's the purpose it serves me... and it's not like I do it every day... like 3 times a year maybe... and ususally not without a LOT of sh!t going terribly wrong over several weeks... or when faced with a long family car trip.

 

[dug777]

i'll king-hit you :|

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: bradruth
Why do you think they make those stress balls? Exerting physical force is a tremendous release. I rough up random innocent citizens, myself, but it's not for everybody.

Sometimes I think I'd like to have a stress dummy and a tire iron

 

[bradruth]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: bradruth
Why do you think they make those stress balls? Exerting physical force is a tremendous release. I rough up random innocent citizens, myself, but it's not for everybody.

Sometimes I think I'd like to have a stress dummy and a tire iron

I can get you a stupid person and a crowbar.

 

[thelanx]

It's a natural stress relieving pathway. Ever notice how if you got smack in the head by someone or run into something, you get a sudden flash of anger and anxiety? That's supposed to prep you for physical activity ie flight or fight. In events in which you aren't particularly threatened by feel very angry, you probably have a natural tendency toward aggression. Punching things helps release this build up energy, helping you return to normal. At least that's my theory. Just make sure you hold it back long enough to make sure what you want to do isn't going to hurt yourself or anybody else.

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by: thelanx
It's a natural stress relieving pathway. Ever notice how if you got smack in the head by someone or run into something, you get a sudden flash of anger and anxiety? That's supposed to prep you for physical activity ie flight or fight. In events in which you aren't particularly threatened by feel very angry, you probably have a natural tendency toward aggression. Punching things helps release this build up energy, helping you return to normal. At least that's my theory. Just make sure you hold it back long enough to make sure what you want to do isn't going to hurt yourself or anybody else.

I don't know - maybe I'm too passive. I just don't let stuff bother me, and if it does, I take care of it from the getgo.

 

[markgm]

I've taken a hammer to a couple of hard drives over the years. I have no idea why it's satisfying. I killed a 100 gig hard drive in my laptop last month from pounding on it because it couldn't keep up. I guess it was already dying and that I just put it in the grave.