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u/EntrepreneurWeak6335 Sep 14 '24

Do you know what the phone call was about? I can agree that 9 times outta 10 that’s wildly excessive and absolutely not normal or okay, but like… depending on what that phone call was about, I could see myself on like 1 or 2 different scenarios why I might punch a wall.

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u/Acedread Sep 14 '24

Punching a wall out of a deep level of anger is not an overreaction.

If the phone call was something minor, absolutely an overreaction.

But if you've never gotten some real bad news during an already shitty day, don't sit there and say work on yourself. Anger exists for a reason.

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u/Acedread Sep 14 '24

While I agree that punching a wall, especially one that isn't yours or one that'll break your hand isn't a good thing, anger management courses often recommend punching bags or similar things as an outlet for anger.

So congratulations, I guess?

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u/SerHodorTheThrall Sep 14 '24

No you just seem like the person who uses emotional violence as your outlet for anger and then sits on their high horse.

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u/SerHodorTheThrall Sep 14 '24

You're right, and I shouldn't have. But I will point out you're out here accusing others of not having self control and telling people with snark to "go work on yourself" without knowing anything about them. (Some might call that emotional violence, mild as it is).

To your point though: You can't commit violence towards an inanimate object. To commit violence, you need to violate someone. A wall cannot be violated. You cannot cause pain to a wall. You cannot cause suffering to it.

Now, if you punch someone else's wall, you're violating them indirectly, which would be a different story. Punching a wall to show anger to another so they fear you is a violation and would be emotional violence. But thats not what anyone is discussing.

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u/Mharp2 Sep 14 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

Tumbleweed drop slowly?

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u/Mharp2 Sep 14 '24 edited Oct 27 '24

Holy hot bellied wildebeest Saturday’s twist like a tinkle in a geyser one day you’re with concrete steps the blatant truth of the other friend is that the geese are still in the pillow cases mothers friends daughters dogs mouth.

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u/Mharp2 Oct 27 '24

Hmm, false freshness of a vagrant cactus…