Anxious? Stress? Angry? Try a Rage Room? Anxious? Stress? Angry? Try a Rage Room?

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: This letter is to let you know that you do not a good fit for this position.

COLBY YABLON: Morgan Glicksman is learning to live with rejection.

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: Everything bothers me.

COLBY YABLON: The 22-year-old is about to graduate from Syracuse University. She is actively applying for work in broadcast news but has yet to get a nibble.

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: I’m not where I want to be in the job search and there’s so few jobs right now.

COLBY YABLON: Morgan is like a lot of upcoming college graduates having a very tough time landing their first job.

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: Is this going to happen finally? Can I breathe?
COLBY YABLON: To deal with her frustrations, Glicksman works out. She goes on long walks and has found a new best friend. Headphones. They help her block bad thoughts. She wears them everywhere.

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: It really disconnects you from the world.

COLBY YABLON: But how long can someone live with just their thoughts?

MORGAN GLICKSMAN: Whatever. There’s got to be way more unhealthy things in life then keeping stuff to yourself.

COLBY YABLON: But sometimes a temper tantrum is better than a timeout.

COLBY YABLON: For just a dollar a minute –smash therapy in Rochester New York gives customers the opportunity to destroy as many everyday items as they would like. To throw your very own tantrum- just sign the waiver- put on protective gear- pick your weapon and get out the rage. Smash therapy’s Steven Shortino, says more women come to the rage room then men, and stress from work and divorce are the top reasons people come to rage.

STEVEN SHORTINO: They had printed out pictures of things they had in their office that made them angry, like printers. Or some policies. Or things that their customers do.

COLBY YABLON: Smash therapy customers get unlimited access to household items, electronics, and glassware. But for a few dollars more, you can pay to smash a car windshield?

STEVEN SHORTINO: We do custom spray-painted messages on the car windshields. They can get any messages they want.
COLBY YABLOM: The idea of paying to throw a temper tantrum may seem as therapeutic as it is fun, but medical experts share concerns about the consequences of reinforcing such behavior.

MELISSA KAPLOWITCH: It is unrealistic to think that one would have access to that kind of outlet 24/7.

COLBY YABLON: Psychologist Melissa Kaplowitch, says she would never recommend a rage room for a patient.

MELISSA KAPLOWITCH: That would be an unrealistic aspect of coping.

COLBY YABLON: But for people like Morgan, it is one way to relieve stress. Though this won’t get her a job – it might just help her next interview be a smash. In Rochester New York, I’m Colby Yablon.