{"id":2243718,"date":"2024-05-13T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-are-having-temper-tantrums-and-calling-it-a-rage-ritual\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T17:58:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T21:58:10","slug":"women-are-having-temper-tantrums-and-calling-it-a-rage-ritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-are-having-temper-tantrums-and-calling-it-a-rage-ritual\/","title":{"rendered":"Women are expressing emotions through &#8216;Rage Rituals&#8217; instead of temper tantrums"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomen-are-having-temper-tantrums-and-calling-it-a-rage-ritual%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243718&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses the\u200b concept of &#8220;rage rituals&#8221; where women engage in screaming \u200dand smashing sticks in\u200b the woods as a therapeutic practice for releasing anger. Participants pay large sums for these\u200b rituals, which have gained \u2062attention on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> platforms<\/a>. The article questions the effectiveness\u200c and necessity of such extreme \u2064expressions of\u200d rage. The article delves\u2062 into the phenomenon of &#8220;rage rituals&#8221; where\u2063 women \u200cparticipate in screaming and stick-smashing sessions in the woods, aiming to release pent-up anger. These rituals come at a high \u2064cost and \u200dhave captured \u2064attention \u200bon social media. The piece probes the legitimacy \u2064and value of these intense \u2062displays of \u2063emotion.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Usually, I begin with a preamble to set up the topic that we\u2019re going to discuss. But this time I think I\u2019d rather jump right in. We\u2019re going to watch a video without context and then we<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-responds-to-twitter-mockery-of-circle-back-phrase\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki responds to Twitter mockery of \u2018circle back\u2019 phrase\">\u2019ll circle back<\/a> around and fill in the blanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s the clip from USA Today that went viral over the weekend. If you didn\u2019t see it, well then I\u2019m sorry I have to do this to you. But here it is:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you were able to watch the video, you\u2019re probably pretty confused. If you only listened to the audio, then you\u2019re extremely confused. Your mind is conjuring all kinds of images to go along with the psychotic assortment of sounds you just heard. You might imagine that it was a video of a bunch of rabid spider monkeys. Or maybe it was footage of an exorcism. If you guessed either of those two possibilities then you weren\u2019t too far off, it turns out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Actually, that was a glimpse into something known as a \u201crage ritual.\u201d Here\u2019s the USA Today headline on the accompanying article: \u201cWomen are paying big money to scream, smash sticks in the woods. It\u2019s called a rage ritual.\u201d Now, you may be wondering: What? Huh? Why? And more specifically, why would you pay \u201cbig bucks\u201d to go into the woods and bang sticks on the ground? If ever there was an activity you could do for free, wouldn\u2019t that be it? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfortunately, no satisfactory answer to any of those questions will be provided. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2024\/05\/08\/rage-rituals-women-screaming-woods-why\/73595511007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article states<\/a>: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kimberly Helmus still gets chills thinking about her first <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2023\/11\/15\/rage-rooms-sex-arousal-experts-explain\/71576552007\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rage ritual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">wo-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-hunter-biden-laptop-whistleblower-john-paul-mac-isaac-the-breitbart-news-interview\/\" title=\"Nolte: Hunter Biden Laptop Whistleblower John Paul Mac Isaac \u2014 The Breitbart News Interview\">-a-half years ago<\/a> after her divorce, the cybersecurity engineer embarked on a retreat to Scotland with Mia Banducci \u2212 an author and self-described \u201cSpiritual Fairy Godmother,\u201d better known online as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/miamagik.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mia Magik<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As part of the retreat, Banducci held a rage ritual: a ceremony in which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/health-wellness\/2023\/04\/13\/netflix-beef-what-we-can-learn-about-rage\/11635991002\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">participants scream<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  and beat large sticks on the ground in the woods. Participants are encouraged to think of people and experiences that have wronged them and to scream and swing the sticks for at least 20 minutes, or until they can no longer move their arms. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ekZQi2faUI4\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rage rituals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  have garnered attention on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@miamagik\/video\/7356030726325701930\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TikTok<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, where they\u2019ve resonated, particularly with women. In comments, women describe how moving it is to see other women <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2018\/11\/11\/rage-rooms-what-might-surprise-you-growing-trend\/1754653002\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">embody their anger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2212 an emotion experts say society often discourages women from expressing. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere\u2019s no place where you can see women be able to be angry like that and it not be condemned,\u201d Helmus says. \u201d \u2018She\u2019s just hormonal. She\u2019s just unhinged. She\u2019s just crazy. She\u2019s just on her period. She\u2019s just, whatever.\u2019 This was a place where you were, probably for the first time in a really, really long time, if ever, able to scream out loud things about how you felt.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That\u2019s true. In polite society, you are not encouraged to roll around on the ground screaming at the top of your lungs. That is a temper tantrum, and we try our best to prevent three-year-olds from engaging in them. An adult having a temper tantrum is, and should be, viewed with bewilderment and disdain. Do these people actually think otherwise? Do they really think that it would be better if adults were encouraged to have psychotic, screaming spasms of rage in public, in front of people who did not sign up for the opportunity to witness such a spectacle?<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/ep-1367-women-are-having-temper-tantrums-and-calling-it-a-rage-ritual-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apparently so. We\u2019ll return to that point in a moment. Here\u2019s one more quick passage from the USA Today piece: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Banducci has led rage rituals for several years and began doing them first for herself, then for friends and, eventually, as part of her days-long retreats, which include other activities and can range in price from around $2,000 to $4,000. Her one-day version, she says, costs $222 per ticket. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The process of a rage ritual is pretty simple. First, Banducci says, participants gather large sticks while conjuring to mind \u201cevery person who\u2019s ever crossed you, who\u2019s ever hurt you, who\u2019s ever ignored your boundaries or taken advantage of you or abused you in any way.\u201d After some warm-up breaths, the screaming and swinging begin. The ritual is held in the woods so participants can make noise without fear of bothering people nearby. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Banducci isn\u2019t the only person who leads events dealing with rage. Secret Sanctuary will host a \u201cSacred Rage Ceremony\u201d in Alberta, Canada in July, and Jessica Ricchetti \u2212 an author and self-proclaimed mystic \u2212 will host a \u201cSacred Rage\u201d women\u2019s retreat in North Carolina in June.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When people do this and give themselves permission to release their anger, their capacity for joy actually expands,\u201d Banducci says. \u201cThey\u2019re able to feel more happiness and pleasure, and they go home to their families with more gratitude and ease and peace.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So these women pay over $200 per ticket for the privilege of screeching maniacally and banging sticks on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a way you almost have to respect the grift. I\u2019d like to say that whoever first saw a toddler having a tantrum in the grocery store and thought, \u201cI bet I could get middle aged women to pay me thousands of dollars to do that in the middle of the woods\u201d is a marketing genius. But I may be giving them too much credit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In fact, the rage ritual scam isn\u2019t especially unprecedented. Rage has been a booming business for a while now. Rage rooms have been around for years, offering paying customers the opportunity to go into a room \u2014 clad in helmets, goggles, and other protective gear \u2014 and break stuff. For a generous fee, of course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here\u2019s a Canadian media report from several years ago:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I truly cannot think of anything lamer than getting in your car and driving to a special venue where you pay money and wear protective gear to smash plates with a baseball bat. But this is what people do. And in fairness they don\u2019t always pay money for the privilege. A couple of weeks ago a TikTok influencer documented her own rage ritual, which she performs for free in her bathroom with a bowl of ice. Watch:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDaddy, the ice tray is empty and mommy is screaming in the bathroom.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYes, son. She\u2019s doing it again. Mommy is just a bit mentally unbalanced. Nothing to worry about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, we have mostly seen examples so far of women having allegedly therapeutic tantrums. I should mention that \u2014 tragically \u2014 this is not a trend relegated only to the female sex. Indeed, there are many workshops available for men who wish to get in touch with their feelings by paying hundreds of dollars to humiliate themselves in this fashion. Here\u2019s one:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those shirtless dudes screaming at a waterfall are apparently part of something called the Amend Movement. The organization\u2019s website provides this explanation: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we are asked, \u201cHow are you doing?\u201d we instinctively respond \u201cI\u2019m OK\u201d, despite the reality that we may not be fine at all. Society has taught us to hide our true feelings and reply with the usual, simple solution. These workshops provides a safe and nurturing space to express any built up emotions, as well as teaching you to how to manage emotions day to day.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a man myself, I can say that the last thing in the world I\u2019m looking for is a \u201csafe and nurturing space to express my built up emotions.\u201d I can honestly say that I would rather be drowned in that river than gather there with a bunch of men to get in touch with my emotions or whatever. But not all men share my preferences. In fact, some men are apparently willing to pay $250 to do what you just witnessed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s probably no point in debunking the science behind banging sticks, breaking plates, throwing ice, or screaming at waterfalls, but I will take just a moment to point out that there\u2019s no evidence that anyone\u2019s mental health is improved by these embarrassing spectacles. In fact, it\u2019s pretty obvious that our mental healthy is harmed this way. Extreme, random, broad and undirected bursts of rage are never healthy, and indulging that impulse only makes you feel the impulse even more. This is a basic fact of human psychology that everyone should understand but few people in our culture seem to. Indulgence leads to more indulgence. You aren\u2019t venting or getting it out of your system. You\u2019re introducing it into your system. You\u2019re feeding the urge, which makes it grow stronger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What adults need to learn \u2014 what these adults in particular need to learn \u2014 is how to channel your anger and frustration in a useful, constructive way. A successful, well adjusted person knows how to harness that energy and use it as fuel in the pursuit of a goal. If you need a more immediate and physical outlet, then go to the gym and lift. Don\u2019t scream and cry while you\u2019re lifting, just lift. You are at best wasting that energy with fruitless, futile expressions of blind, uncontrolled, untempered emotion. At worst, you are training yourself to act like a toddler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There\u2019s one other point to be made. We hear from the advocates of these forms of \u201ctherapy\u201d \u2014 just as we hear constantly from the culture at large \u2014 that our society is repressive and too often encourages people to suppress their emotions and put on a false front and a fake smile and pretend that everything is okay. But the opposite is obviously the case. There has never been a society in the history of the world more open to and welcoming of emotional expression. If you think that the pressure to suppress your emotions in our culture is too great, you would have hated living literally anywhere else at any other time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historically, most societies \u2014 civilized ones, anyway \u2014 have been governed by rules of dignity and decorum. Two words that are barely ever used today. There is simply no doubt that we live in the most emotionally open society that has ever existed on the planet. And yet it turns out that people are not happier, are not more fulfilled, are not reaping the rewards that were supposed to come from this emotional honesty. When people are encouraged to wear their emotions on their sleeves and dump their feelings on everyone, constantly, holding nothing back, and making sure that everyone knows how sad and angry and put upon they are all time \u2014 it turns out that this only makes them feel more sad and angry and put upon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We should try going the other way. Bring back a sense of stoicism. Learn how to suffer silently \u2014 at least some of the time. That doesn\u2019t mean we should be emotionless robots. It does mean that we should get in the habit of shouldering our burdens with poise and dignity and strength. Control our emotions rather than allowing them to control us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if you feel angry and sad, you should walk through the world acting like you don\u2019t. That\u2019s not phoniness, it\u2019s called maturity. And the great thing is that if you get in the habit of acting like a mature, emotionally stable person, eventually you\u2019ll actually become one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s skip the preamble this time. We&#8217;ll dive straight into watching a video without context. Later, we&#8217;ll revisit and connect the dots. 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