Typically, psychological relief techniques aim to replace negative emotions with positive ones. Meditation is widely used for this purpose, although watching a good family movie can also help.
In psychotherapy, there is a treatment called catharsis, which involves responding to past negative experiences. This approach includes 'poisoned pen therapy,' where the patient writes letters expressing resentment towards those they believe have wronged them, but does not send them.
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have created 'cathartic objects' designed to be hit, poked, or even cursed at.
One of the objects resembles a regular black couch pillow, but it is made for striking with sharp objects. Once it is punctured, it begins to shake and continues shaking until the user removes all the needles.
Source: 3dnews.ru
