toralei:

toralei:

honestly things like the rage room and punching a pillow (or similar object) to cope with anger are VERY bad ideas

aggressive acts of that manner as a coping skill for anger reinforce the connection between acting violently and feeling angry. a link between acting this way has been shown in studies to not only increase aggressive behavior but to potentially decrease an individual’s level of self control.  pretty much all research that’s been done on catharsis theory has shown that it doesn’t really help at all.

here’s some good reading on the topic and details on one particular study