What are good ways to vent extreme anger?

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Its been a few stressful months cause I graduate soon and work a job where I deal with the public ( that would make anyone crazy) and lately every little thing gets to me and sometimes let anger get the best of me, im normally a pretty happy person, easy going and easy to get along with but lately all I want to do is hit everyone with a hammer, so here is my question

1, what can I do to vent rage ( I tried slow breathing but it didnt work)

2. would taking up smoking make me less homicidal ( i know its bad for you but still)


thanks
I cant go out in public cause theres always someone who tries to piss me off and I work out quite a bit at home when im pissed
 
Well, if it were me. I'd get a friend and some boxing gloves. Then beat the shit out of each other. It sounds stupid and childish but I went through this same situation where I wanted to just break the noses of anything within arms length. Then I found this friend of mine who was one of those violent types and we both wanted to stab someone so we just went back and forth tearing each others heads off. It oddly works quite well. Just be safe with it.
 
You see, many people are so wrapped up in all the hype of not showing your anger, of not allowing your anger to get out. So we bottle it up or internalize it. Worse yet is the suggestion of beating a pillow senseless or other such "harmless" outlet for aggression.

I'm not thrilled with that one because if you train yourself to lash out at anything when you're mad...what happens if you get REALLY mad? There is a risk that something will come along and cause you to not think and punch not a pillow or punching bag, but actually put knuckles to face of someone who may or may not have been the one to set you off.

This trick of mine gets around that safely since it takes proper preparation and time to get it ready. If you train yourself to reach for this technique when you get really honked off, I can assure you that the chances of you harming anyone are slim.

Take a bowl and a taper candle. Cut it down until it's about the same height as the bowl unless it's a short taper. Place the candle into hte center of the bowl, melting a little wax to get it to stick. Fill the bowl until the water is about half-to-three quarters of an inch from the tip of the candle.

Now here's the fun part. Light the candle, stare into the candle and pour your rage into the flame. I mean really live it up. Bring up everything that has annoyed the heck out of you. Some schmuck cut you off on your way to work? Bring it up! Kids ate your last chocolate and lied their little butts off about it? Bring it up. Revel in your anger. Pour it into that flame. Heck, that flame BURNS because of your rage. Your rage FUELS that flame! Stop repressing it, bring it all up and let it flow through you! Don't hold back!

Then the wick will touch the water and the flame will go out. This should have been about 15 minutes worth of anger channeling. Many people as well as myself usually feel a sudden shock when the flame goes out and usually we're jolly well spent. Some even report feeling a bit silly afterward for dredging all that up and trying to nuke a candle with our minds. In any case, most of us just feel like we've managed to clear out all the anger and can go on feeling a whole lot better.
 
buy yourself a heavy bag and a pair of gloves...go at it until you are exhausted and you should feel better.
 
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