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Emotions are part of the human experience, but lately they've been too much a part of my human experience. When I'm in my feels, I usually eat something delicious, but lately I've also tried to incorporate exercise and meditation. While a sweat session on my Peloton (or some quiet minutes spent on breath work) does make me feel better, I'm still not feeling my best. So I picked up a sponge and started scrubbing. And I'm not the only one who's doing it. Search "rage cleaning" on TikTok and you'll find that channeling raw emotions into cleaning is, well, all the rage.
Rage cleaning, or angry cleaning, is exactly what it sounds like. Something happened that got you in a tizzy? Start cleaning, and you'll feel better. (In this video, TikToker @kerry.daehn6 demonstrates what a good rage cleaning session looks like to her.) The activity gets your endorphins -- those are your feel-good hormones -- pumping, and soon you'll have the satisfaction of a clean house.
Kudos to those overachieving rage cleaners who take on their entire home at once. Allow me to inform you that it's not necessary to clean from top to bottom to experience catharsis. But that's the beauty of rage cleaning -- you can do what you can in the allotted time you have.
Here's how a recent rage cleaning session went for me.
Ready for a rage cleaning session in your own home? Here are some tips on how to make the most of it.
It's important to note that rage cleaning shouldn't replace a proper self-care routine, which might include therapy. But if you're looking for a positive way to channel negative emotions, try scrubbing or decluttering something.
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