dreaming of winning the lottery?

200 very stressed applicants in Madrid Spain were interviewed by psychologists, and 30 lucky lottery winners won the ultimate prize. 

the loot?… they all won sledge hammers and the right to go nuts on the walls of a local hotel. 

top executives swung along side of one working mom who said she "simply wanted to hit something". one teacher was quoted as saying "I don't need to smash my classroom now"... ok kids, you can come out from under the desks…

so… a bunch of psychologists sit around in a room one day and decide among themselves that it would be a good idea to arm 30 of their "most stressed" and deserving patients with bone crushing instruments. 

hmm, and they were convinced this was the best solution to the problem? or perhaps a reward for taking their meds on time, just a day at the park for those who'd been working the hardest?... sweet

moot or hooey?

studies have shown that walloping things as a means of dealing with stress is not only ineffective, but can actually worsen the problem