The Science of Anger
When you get mad, your body produces a flood of hormones that stimulate strong reactions in your body — everything from a racing heart to sweaty palms to short-term memory loss. In response to the elevated stress level, you may cry.
Research has shown that exercise tells your body to release helpful endorphins that reduce your body’s stress response and elevate your mood. All of these can help you calm down.
Breaking Things as an Outlet
If it’s fun for you to go out and break things, this may still be a much healthier activity for you than sitting at home and ruminating over what’s making you angry. If it gets you into a better mood with a spirit of fun, you may want to go for it.
You feel a different kind of satisfaction when you break things. It’s like an outlet for you for all your sorrow and anger. So to sum it up, you break things when you’re angry just to avoid outbreak on someone innocent or just to calm yourself down.
The Risks of Destructive Behaviors
When we become angry, we often feel the urge to destroy things. Our brains release adrenaline — a hormone associated with fear and aggression — when we get angry. Adrenaline makes us more aggressive and less likely to take action.
Is it bad to break things when angry?
There are reasons why you might break things. For example, smash a table because you’re mad at a boss or throw a chair because upset with a spouse. But breaking things is dangerous. It can hurt people and damage property.