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28 March 2006

Who or what cops it when you are angry? →[More:]Recently, I had a fucking awful day - everything went wrong from the kids being little shits to arguing with She Who Must Be Obeyed and then the power supply on my PC died.

I punched the crap out of the computer case, denting the top all to shit and then, when I had to go out in the car, I did this going out of the driveway. All just because I was pissed off.

So, what or who do you abuse when you get angry and can't take your anger out in a productive way?

post by: dg at: 18:55 | 15 comments

I once smashed my computer keyboard to bits after my computer locked up three times in a row as I attempted to write a cover letter for a job when I had been unemployed for several months and was on the verge of being evicted. But I had another keyboard handy.

posted by goatdog 28 March | 18:58

I recently destroyed a large photograph print that was matted very nicely. Ripped it off my wall and tore it to shreds.

I also smoke, drink, and cry.

posted by Specklet 28 March | 19:00

I drum. My dad always told me never to drum angry, but there it is.

posted by Eideteker 28 March | 19:04

I squeeze all that anger into a tiny little ball and tuck it in that dark place where all the previous little balls of anger were tucked.

Let loose at the appropriate moment. Fly my pretties, fly!

posted by porpoise 28 March | 19:25

When I get angry, I just remember Michael O'donogue's famous impression of Elvis having 18 inch knitting needles jabbed in his eyes, and replace Elvis with some modern pop star who drives me up the wall.

Then I beat children. with a hose.

posted by shmegegge 28 March | 19:26

I phone up and verbally abuse postal workers.

only kinda kidding, since I only ever get angry at the non-delivery of my mail.

posted by dabitch 28 March | 19:37

i got a "might as well be useless" delivery
is that good enough?

posted by ethylene 28 March | 19:41

I squeeze all that anger into a tiny little ball and tuck it in that dark place where all the previous little balls of anger were tucked.

That's exactly what I do. Some day it'll all come out at once, and it'll take years to recover from all the damage.

posted by cmonkey 28 March | 20:01

"16 in the clip and one in the hole..."

posted by hyperlith 28 March | 20:04

Oh I cry. I only ever cry when I'm angry or frustrated (which is usually at the same time). Interestingly enough, I rarely cry when sad.

posted by gaspode 28 March | 20:14

I get drunk. I write. I e-mail friends. I write. I get drunker. I listen to music. I play with dogs. I act unpredictably and scare my friends. I contemplate name changes. I piss everyone off and create drama and private chats.

Feels great, though. Beats joining the herd and thinking real estate is the answer to everything.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 28 March | 22:23

I squeeze all that anger into a tiny little ball and tuck it in that dark place where all the previous little balls of anger were tucked.

That's exactly what I do. Some day it'll all come out at once, and it'll take years to recover from all the damage.

This is me.

posted by deborah 28 March | 23:03

Oh I cry. I only ever cry when I'm angry or frustrated (which is usually at the same time).

This is me. Except I also cry when I'm sad. ANd sometimes when I'm happy! I have stock in Puffs.

posted by chewatadistance 29 March | 09:25

Angry? I never get angry.

posted by Hugh Janus 29 March | 09:30

My mom taught me to throw stuff when I'm angry. And cry. The other day, I threw a lab stool across the lab. That was cathartic.

posted by muddgirl 29 March | 11:38

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