why do i feel the need to smash or punch things when im upset ?
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Updated: Jul 28, 2020
happytohelpyou99
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Dec 15, 2015
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you are currently experiencing a fit of anger or rage and see this need as a form of emotional release.You lack emotional control and hope to feel better. :( but please stay calm you're only engaging in self destruction chat me up if needed!
Greatlistener87
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Nov 9, 2015
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When you are upset with something that is out of your control, you will feel like you need to destroy anything and everything that you can control and desroy just to feel like your in control again.
Anonymous
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Jul 25, 2016
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Because I would rather harm an inanimate object than a person. Sometimes the frustration Or anger I feel is too intense to put into words.
sadbutbeautiful1
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Jun 17, 2015
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Anger is a common way that sadness manifests in the human body. The best thing to do is try to get your energy out in a constructive way. Try running or working out, writing, drawing, watching tv, listening to music, even crying can make you feel better.
earthwalker3
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Feb 26, 2015
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You might just need something to take out your emotions on which is perfectly okay and can be healthy when you direct those emotions into something positive. For example, some people like to walk away from the situation and use all that fuel to power away for a run! This gives the person time to reflect back and time to calm down. There are hundreds of other methods you can try! You can even use a punching bag instead of a random object. Is there anything you can think of that you could try instead?
spadeypoo17
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Feb 25, 2015
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because when you hit things this relives stress as you are angry and there is no other way to express this
Anonymous
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Sep 20, 2016
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You might feel a release by smashing or punching something. It may help channel the anger allowing you to become calmer.
Loki1216
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Apr 4, 2017
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I feel that the urge to punch or break things when anger just comes from your innermost rage, the satisfaction of control, of you being able to say "This thing" no longer has the right to exist, it emboldens and empowers the person. At least to some extent.
lifespan
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May 16, 2017
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I honestly don't get violent but I do lash out, sometimes at the very top of my lungs! I heard that how we release pent up emotions, but it just makes me madder to.the point of exhaustion.
Maybe that's it: we're tiring ourselves out to the point of exhaustion/pain to drown out our emotional distress
Anonymous
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Nov 27, 2015
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This may be your method of expression or release. When you bottle things up or keep everything on the inside, you get an explosive reaction.
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