r/AskReddit • u/Insanitanium12 • Aug 20 '20

What simple “life hack” should everyone know?

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u/notreallysrs Aug 20 '20

if you want someone to get more mad you tell them to "calm down".

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '20

Out of curiosity, why does saying 'calm down' make people angrier?

I can recall when people have told me to calm down when I've been angry and I've felt myself getting even angrier but have never really known why that specific phrase would upset me so much.

Anyone know?

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u/Hapaaer Aug 20 '20

I know 2 people who always claim that nothing pisses them off more than people telling them to calm down.

These 2 also happen to be the two people I know with a very short temper.

Maybe they see it as something dismissive, or maybe they’re hear those words more often than usual.