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Why women are taking their anger out in rage rooms
Posted onGetty Images “There was definitely a moment of discomfort at the start,” says Deena, but she says her visit to a so-called rage room felt very different to what she’d expected. She didn’t feel chaotic or aggressive smashing things up, but instead “surprisingly controlled and a lot more intentional”. “Once I settled into it, it…
