You might like me when I’m angry » Why the ‘rage room’ is a therapeutic blessing Elliot Chan . Opinions Editor | Mopinions 4 @theotherpress.ca e live in a society where we have to walk in line, talk politely, and eat with our mouths closed. We put so much pressure on ourselves to stay civilized that often we forget that we are animals. The way we bottle up our rage, stress, and frustration is one of the reasons why we have such an internalized, yet explosive, brand of suffering. When we erupt we do it in the most self-destructive ways: we burn bridges, sabotage ourselves, and mostly likely hurt our loved so much, and even drugs and alcohol can only mute the pain temporarily. What we need is a safe environment to let it all out. The rage room is the latest trendy stress-relief activity and I think it’s about time. Toronto has its very own, and I think Vancouver should venture into that market as well. Basically, the rage room is a confined space where you, the paid participant, can release your : anger on inanimate objects. The : same way dogs love to chew and : cats love to scratch, humans : have an innate desire to see : things break and go boom. : Why not go to yoga, relaxin : : a hot tub, or get a nice massage? : : If you like trendy, why not go lie : down in a float spa? Why not go : exercise for an hour or two to : get the sweat out? While those : activities will relieve stress, it : : offers a solution from one side of : : the spectrum. Relaxation has a : : certain flavour and destruction : has a different one. It’s like : wanting a White Castle burger : and settling for a hotdog from : Hot Dog Heaven. Let’s say your favourite hockey team lost and you feel : pissed. You don’t want to go do ones. Talking only does so much, : yoga. You want to smash this writing in our journals only does : lamp here. Let’s say you found : out that your ex-girlfriend is : dating a richer, nicer, better- : looking guy, you don’t want to : read a nice book in the bathtub, : you want to smash this lamp : here. Of course we—controlled, : well-mannered humans—never : actually follow through with our : : destructive thoughts, but the : fact that many of us have them : makes me believe that we needa : : place to release it. While a rage room is a fairly : : make an impact in this world. : new concept, and may only be : advertised as a fun thing to : do ona Tuesday afternoon, I : believe that there should be a : rage space for every coffee shop. : Just a place where we can walk : into, bring something we want : to destroy, and leave with the : satisfaction that we can still : We can still alter the outcome : of a physical entity, without : hurting another human being, : of course. Not everything in life will : go your way. Sometimes the : Canucks will lose. Sometimes : your boss will not acknowledge : your efforts. Sometimes your ; partner will belittle you at a Image via Thinkstock : party. Sometimes your life will : seem like it’s spinning out of : your control. That’s because we : are forced to place meaningless : objects on pedestals. We : worship objects. We shouldn't. : Smash it. Smash it before : you find yourself downtown : smashing the window of The : Bay or flipping over a cop car. Watch TV at your own pace » Sprint or marathon, t Jerrison Oracion Senior Columnist here was a time when you would watch a show once a week until it was done for the season. If you missed an episode of the show, you'd have to wait and watch a marathon of : : a show on the same day. This : is similar to a marathon on : TV, because some marathons : air an entire season of a show : all at once—except that it : is shown with commercials. : There is no wrong way to : enjoy a show. 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Also, you can watch special features, which are something that you cannot Netflix started the idea of releasing an entire season of When I watch a show, I : watch between two to five : episodes depending on the : length. For example, when | : watch a season of Veep, I watch : the first five episodes of it in ? one day and I watch the last five : : episodes of it the next day. As : an experiment, my sister and I : watched the first season of the Netflix show House of Cards to he experience is up to you : find on Netflix. The difference : between that and Netflix is : that with DVDs, you will have : to change discs every few : episodes and with Netflix, you : have all the episodes at your : convenience. : find out how many episodes of : a show we could watch all at : once. When we watched it, we : were able to watch the first four : : episodes. When you watch a few episodes of a show, the show : flows well instead of having it : split into episodes. 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