I don't see it as my "right to be angry" or my brain misbehaving. I see it as a way to dissipate the adrenaline in a way that no one gets hurt and you don't have to try to swallow it down. A reasonably healthy way to release... not unlike some people that run when they are angry or punch a punching bag or that sort of thing.

Obviously trying to intervene and prevent before you get to this point is ideal, but when you are still learning what triggers you, and in my case that changes, making learning difficult, its a way of coping with that adrenaline surge that comes with the anger.

Having a reliable, safe outlet has been useful for me... I've not graduated to anything bigger... in fact, I've been using the system less and less.

I would think for a child who already hasn't mastered their emotions before a tbi, something similar might be useful, whether it be beating a pillow with their fists or whatever.

Starr