Dr. Ryan Martin

And now here's the thing, and people are gonna throw rocks when I say this, but all of the research that we have on catharsis tells us it doesn't work. Like rage, actions of getting it out physically? That it doesn't work. It feels good at the time. And so people think, well, because it feels good, it must be good for me. It must help. But what we find is two things.

And now here's the thing, and people are gonna throw rocks when I say this, but all of the research that we have on catharsis tells us it doesn't work. Like rage, actions of getting it out physically? That it doesn't work. It feels good at the time. And so people think, well, because it feels good, it must be good for me. It must help. But what we find is two things.

First, over time, the people who use that as their mechanism stay angry and get angrier over time. We also find that like right after, like moments after they did the study, and this is like 50 years old, right? So we've known for a long time. They did the study where they provoked people in the lab.

First, over time, the people who use that as their mechanism stay angry and get angrier over time. We also find that like right after, like moments after they did the study, and this is like 50 years old, right? So we've known for a long time. They did the study where they provoked people in the lab.

First, over time, the people who use that as their mechanism stay angry and get angrier over time. We also find that like right after, like moments after they did the study, and this is like 50 years old, right? So we've known for a long time. They did the study where they provoked people in the lab.

Then they took half of them and they put them on a bicycle and said, just ride the bike as fast as you can, right? Exercise. Exercise.

Then they took half of them and they put them on a bicycle and said, just ride the bike as fast as you can, right? Exercise. Exercise.

Then they took half of them and they put them on a bicycle and said, just ride the bike as fast as you can, right? Exercise. Exercise.

the other the other half had to do this really ridiculous task where they were like threading coins with a needle or something like that something boring and tedious and then afterwards they they assessed to see how angry and aggressive they were and the people who worked it out on the bike were way more aggressive than the people who who you know did the other task

the other the other half had to do this really ridiculous task where they were like threading coins with a needle or something like that something boring and tedious and then afterwards they they assessed to see how angry and aggressive they were and the people who worked it out on the bike were way more aggressive than the people who who you know did the other task

the other the other half had to do this really ridiculous task where they were like threading coins with a needle or something like that something boring and tedious and then afterwards they they assessed to see how angry and aggressive they were and the people who worked it out on the bike were way more aggressive than the people who who you know did the other task

Because that exercise, it doesn't do it. It keeps the angry thoughts at the surface. It keeps the intensity going, keeps your blood pressure going. What you need to do when you're angry is to actually find ways to calm down and relax. You need to take deep breaths, stuff like that. Rage rooms don't do that. Hitting a punching bag doesn't do that. Wow.

Because that exercise, it doesn't do it. It keeps the angry thoughts at the surface. It keeps the intensity going, keeps your blood pressure going. What you need to do when you're angry is to actually find ways to calm down and relax. You need to take deep breaths, stuff like that. Rage rooms don't do that. Hitting a punching bag doesn't do that. Wow.

Because that exercise, it doesn't do it. It keeps the angry thoughts at the surface. It keeps the intensity going, keeps your blood pressure going. What you need to do when you're angry is to actually find ways to calm down and relax. You need to take deep breaths, stuff like that. Rage rooms don't do that. Hitting a punching bag doesn't do that. Wow.

And I guess you feel like it does because, again, anger is that – it's that – I mean, it almost makes you act. It's like, you know, people do things in a fit of anger, in a fit of rage. It's like, it, it's like this energy that's, it's almost like it's always leaving a diving board, you know? So to get that to that, even in, it almost feels like inertia or whatever.

And I guess you feel like it does because, again, anger is that – it's that – I mean, it almost makes you act. It's like, you know, people do things in a fit of anger, in a fit of rage. It's like, it, it's like this energy that's, it's almost like it's always leaving a diving board, you know? So to get that to that, even in, it almost feels like inertia or whatever.

And I guess you feel like it does because, again, anger is that – it's that – I mean, it almost makes you act. It's like, you know, people do things in a fit of anger, in a fit of rage. It's like, it, it's like this energy that's, it's almost like it's always leaving a diving board, you know? So to get that to that, even in, it almost feels like inertia or whatever.

So to get it to stop, I think is, you know, some of this kind of harrowing, I feel like, um, raid rooms invite people to engage with their anger, but do they actually work? Yeah. This is a study that came out.

So to get it to stop, I think is, you know, some of this kind of harrowing, I feel like, um, raid rooms invite people to engage with their anger, but do they actually work? Yeah. This is a study that came out.

So to get it to stop, I think is, you know, some of this kind of harrowing, I feel like, um, raid rooms invite people to engage with their anger, but do they actually work? Yeah. This is a study that came out.