WATCH | Rage as Leisure: Inside Delhi's Rage Room

What is a Rage Room, and why do people need it? In a world full of stress, overthinking, and bottled-up emotions, Rage Rooms offer a space where you can break things, literally to feel a sense of release. From personal struggles to work stress and the pressures of social media, sometimes you just need to let it all out.

It’s about having a safe space to express emotions that society often suppresses. Three friends Khushi, Aparna, and Juhi walked into the Rage Room, their laughter briefly drowning out the chaos inside. As Juhi powerfully expressed, “Men are always raging in the streets, on the roads, in the house, at work. It is acceptable for a man to be angry, but women need to keep up the facade of being civilised and ‘soft’. My stresses are immense, but where do I vent without being recommended to a psych ward?”

Ashima Gupta, a clinical psychologist and emotion-focused therapist says that the expression of anger in a healthy manner is something that is neither taught nor accepted; therefore, the rage bottles up and manifests itself in ways that might be unsafe. “Ours is a shame-based society. A failed marriage, a child’s poor grades or losing a job are seen as personal failures one should be ashamed of. To make it worse, the relentless pace of life leaves little room to cope,”.

Anger and rage are natural emotions, but acting them out may not be the solution. While spaces like Rage Rooms offer momentary catharsis, it’s worth asking: why are we so angry? One answer could be late-stage capitalism, which thrives on our rage while selling us a place to vent it, offering temporary relief, depending on who we are and what fuels our fury.