Why is it every time I think “I’m so filled with a beautiful incandescent rage”, I clean the house?
I never turn into Bruce Banner. I don’t eke out justice on the populace. I get justifiably angry and mop my whole house. If I’m realllllyyyyy pissed, I dust when it’s not even required. That really shows them.
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Channeling that energy into something productive 🖤 I’m so jealous. When I get that angry I can’t do anything except perhaps “go gym. Punch bags. Get tired. Sleep.” 😂
I get it, sometimes you just need to turn that fiery energy into something constructive like cleaning, though I’m still curious why mopping floors feels more satisfying than punching a bag? Either way, kudos for finding your own way to handle it.
Controlling the controllables.
Currently taking a water break while rage-cleaning my home.
You are not alone in this.
A fitness influencer I used to follow (and I want to clarify she is also a chemical engineer & food scientist, not just some ‘get rich quick’ person pushing supplements) once said something along the lines of: ‘Before you begin this challenge, I want you to clean your house. We put off cleaning because we know that once it is done then we are forced to begin working on ourselves. But if it’s a mess, we can be too.’
Maybe rage cleaning = you’re preparing for something great without even realizing it.
Honestly I think this is healthy and morally good! You’re improving your little corner of the world, and that’s all any of us can really do
(Maybe long term it would be good to set up ways to change the world a little farther from home, like volunteering at the library or something…. but you have to start somewhere!)
!eke, mete
Man I wish I rage-cleaned, I usually work out but the house could use some work!
I am the worst cleaner and tbh this sounds like a superpower. Lean into it!
I do a big clean on my apt once a week— declutter, put stuff in its home, make it clean!! It helps with the mental clutter and allows me to focus on stuff I actually need to do the rest of the time instead.
Next time you feel a burning rage in your soul about the injustice of the world, come over to my place. I’ll throw in some furious agreement into the bargain!
My husband does the same thing as you do and channels that energy into being productive. He’s actually doing that today while I’m working and vacuumed the whole house, washed the sheets, folded towels, cleaned both bathrooms
Honestly, it’s probably the best since you end up with a clean house and something positive to show for it (rather than a sore fist, a black eye, or a night in the clinker, haha!).
I think it’s a personality-based thing. I also tend to want to clean when I’m very upset. It gives me a sense of both discharging pent-up emotional energy and of being in control and able to impact something in my environment.
My husband says he can judge my mood by how many bags of trash are on the curb. Rage Cleaning ftw.
I stress clean. Finals week in college my dorm was immaculate. It does calm my mind when things are chaotic outside my reach to have everything nice and in its place in my immediate surroundings. It’s healthier than drinking.
My trigger phrase is “This place is a pit of filth and degredation.” That’s the signal for the pets to hide.
Haha I also clean when I’m angry! I have to get out that energy and I might as well clean rather than just pacing.
During a particularly bad summer one year I stripped and scraped decades of wax off of linoleum in a rental house by hand out of rage and despair. When in doubt get your hands busy. Channel all your negativity into productivity.