Sports & Hobbies
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Sports, Physical Intensity, and Emotional Release
Sports and physical competition can be powerful, healthy outlets for releasing anger, frustration, stress and pent-up energy. Boxing, martial arts, football, hockey, rugby, weightlifting and other demanding activities let people express intense emotion through movement, exertion, discipline and competition. Playing hard and aggressively within the rules is not a sign of a buried problem.
The distinction is between releasing anger through healthy physical activity and using it to justify cruelty, humiliation or deliberately harming someone. The Emotion Link invites you to notice both the healthy satisfaction of physical release and any RED emotions you personally recognize.