The Psyche of the mosh pit

You fall to the ground, not quite certain whether you were pushed or if you fell on your own accord. But that doesn’t matter, all that matters is there are dozens of feet jumping, kicking, and flailing wildly and dangerously by your head. Suddenly, eight of your assailants reach down, pick you up, dust you off, and then proceed to push you and those around them as hard as they can. Sounds like a protest doesn’t it? Well it is; it’s a protest against your mental anguish, your controlling parents, but mostly it’s a protest against the band ending the song that’s been blaring full blast for the past ten minutes. You don’t want it to end! So you scream to the closest band member to play their most aggressive song so you can once again feel that adrenaline rush that courses through your veins faster then your heart can pump it.
It almost sounds like only insanely aggressive people would dare to set foot inside a mosh or a circle pit. You would be surprised to find scrawny teenagers with low self-esteems crowding into the pit to lose shoes, various articles of clothing and, God forbid, their $100, thick-framed emo glasses that they don’t really need to wear, but do anyway. You would almost be shocked to find kids that would never take a swing at someone suddenly try to take out half the crowd by any means necessary. Some of the more experienced concert-goers can be seen climbing up total strangers back’s just to crowd surf, or take a stage dive to obtain the same results.
So why all of this unnecessary violence? Why this complete lack of regard for one’s personal safety? Why treat some one you’ve never met as both your worst enemy and your best friend at the same time? It’s the loud music, the surprisingly intimate human contact, the rush of the crowd that you can taste in the sweat soaked air, and the excitement of this dangerous experience. But there’s more to the mosh pit than you think. There are rules, and you had better follow them:
1. Treat other people with respect. Leave all prejudices at the door. There is no racism, sexism, or any sort of discrimination allowed in the pit…even if u are beating the crap out of the people in there.
2. Help the fallen. Hey, they’d do it for you. No one wants to get trampled, just help them up; it’s as simple as that.
3. Don’t complain. The last thing anyone wants to hear at a concert is some whiney kid complaining about being sore, being hot and thirsty, or getting a face full of some guy’s sweaty armpit. It happens to everyone, but you don’t hear them complaining.
4. Find the owner! When you find a shoe, it means someone’s fighting to keep their foot from being smashed. At the end of the song, hold it up and yell “who lost a shoe” and the owner will be a very happy person.
5. Don’t be annoying!!! Trust me on this one. You don’t want an entire crowd of violent teenagers and twenty year olds hunting you down after a show. So no screaming to the band every five seconds, no getting on the stage so no one can see, and no hitting on someone else’s boyfriend or girlfriend.
So anyone can see why the mosh pit is so intriguing; new friendships, a high that not even drugs can provide, and some of your favourite bands playing their music for you as loudly as they possibly can! Why would you not want to go? If you have never been into a mosh pit, keep these rules in mind and just have a good time! Let the music and the rush send your sanity flying into oblivion!! And to all those veteran concert goers out there keep in mind that you’re setting the example for all the newbie’s and teeny-boppers, so stick  to the rules, and they will too.