Honestly, I'm more concerned about the people that claim they've never thrown something out of anger or frustration. I've punched a wall before due to frustration. Hell, when I was in Highschool, my music teacher punched a chalkboard due to frustration and it's not like he was an unbalanced or unstable person. He was just frustrated. It happens and it's human. But these people that claim it's something more serious than it clearly is, perhaps they should be the ones to contact a shrink. Seriously, it's just not normal to go through your entire life with nothing ever aggravating you to that point. It honestly sounds like those people might be emotionally suppressed due to any number of reasons.
Now don't get me wrong, there are healthier ways to vent your frustration than breaking your television. But come on people, trying to suggest this guy is unstable or something is fucking stupid. He was frustrated, he threw something vent his frustration and accidentally broke his TV. It was an accident. It happens. Jesus Christ, it's not some hidden deep mental issue at work here (well, I mean, I don't know the guy but based solely off the information we have). These people claiming otherwise must have lived the most sheltered lives imaginable.
Yes, the ole' "evidence to the contrary is proof". Those who don't have a problem have the real problem.
First of all, this is not a case of hitting a wall, but you know already the example you gave is in no way related to the OP.
This is a case of throwing something breakable and hitting something more expensive and breakable. I have no idea the OP's financial status, but presumably he/she's not rich enough that breaking a television doesn't represent a relevant expense to replace. Of course there's a difference between that and your example.
Similarly, I'm assuming from your story that the music teacher didn't splinter multiple bones in his hand when he hit the wall, and yet, if someone similarly punched a wall hard enough to warrant an ER visit, hopefully you wouldn't say, "It's the folks who haven't broken their hand on a wall that have the real issue".
As for it just being an object and not a person, that's always the case . . . until the day it isn't. The action itself isn't what I consider an issue. The seeming total unwillingness/inability to change things or get help is the issue. I haven't read all the replies to this post before my own, but as for myself, I never made any statement that suggested I've never lashed out in anger. The only difference between me and OP is I've never suggested genetics or anything other than my own stupidity and lack of perspective is to blame.
I'm not saying that people that get upset but don't break things have a problem, I'm saying that people that think the OP has a problem because it's unfathomable to do such a thing, they have a problem. Because it's not that uncommon or unnatural a thing. The opposite in fact. It's a pretty human response.
As for my music teacher in highschool, he cracked the chalkboard. Doesn't make him mentally unbalanced or that he had a problem with anger management. He also apologized the following day to the class and admitted his mistake and that it was inappropriate behavior.
Let's look at the facts. The OP got angry and frustrated. He threw a fan in frustration because he was pissed and accidentally broke his TV. Based on that alone, people immediately jump to the conclusion that he needs to seek professional help? Give me a fucking break.
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the people that claim they've never thrown something out of anger or frustration. I've punched a wall before due to frustration. Hell, when I was in Highschool, my music teacher punched a chalkboard due to frustration and it's not like he was an unbalanced or unstable person. He was just frustrated. It happens and it's human. But these people that claim it's something more serious than it clearly is, perhaps they should be the ones to contact a shrink. Seriously, it's just not normal to go through your entire life with nothing ever aggravating you to that point. It honestly sounds like those people might be emotionally suppressed due to any number of reasons.
Now don't get me wrong, there are healthier ways to vent your frustration than breaking your television. But come on people, trying to suggest this guy is unstable or something is fucking stupid. He was frustrated, he threw something vent his frustration and accidentally broke his TV. It was an accident. It happens. Jesus Christ, it's not some hidden deep mental issue at work here (well, I mean, I don't know the guy but based solely off the information we have). These people claiming otherwise must have lived the most sheltered lives imaginable.
Yeah, this game can trigger you in ways you never thought possible. Losing to the most ridiculous RNG related crap, having an opponent with an empty hand topdeck into their one and only out, losing to bad players that make outrageous misplays for any number of reasons, etc. And the weird thing is, this is quite literally the only game I play that actually makes me this angry (albeit rarely), and yet I still play it.
That being said though, I play relatively casually and after the first month or so of an expansion, I pretty much go into auto-pilot, doing my daily/weekly quests and getting my occasional Tavern Brawl freebie pack. The more aggravating BS I run into, the quicker I simply resort back to an auto-pilot mindset. When rank resets, I'll climb back to either Rank 5 Diamond or Legend, depending entirely how I feel about it (and again, usually depending on how annoyed I get during the ladder climb), then go back on auto-pilot. I've asked myself more than once why I continue playing because there have been several times I'll catch still playing while having 0 fun because something pissed me off. Once I realize that, I pretty much force myself to turn the game off.
I have taken occasional hiatuses from the game, taking a few months off and even uninstalling once or twice, but new expansion excitement always reels me back in and for a time, I'll really enjoy the new content. Playing with the new cards, making new decks and having a lot fun with it. But eventually, the meta settles and before long, the few Tier 1 meta decks are discovered and you find yourself playing 90% of your games against the exact same 3 or 4 decks over and over and over and it just becomes stale as shit.
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I'm not saying that people that get upset but don't break things have a problem, I'm saying that people that think the OP has a problem because it's unfathomable to do such a thing, they have a problem. Because it's not that uncommon or unnatural a thing. The opposite in fact. It's a pretty human response.
As for my music teacher in highschool, he cracked the chalkboard. Doesn't make him mentally unbalanced or that he had a problem with anger management. He also apologized the following day to the class and admitted his mistake and that it was inappropriate behavior.
Let's look at the facts. The OP got angry and frustrated. He threw a fan in frustration because he was pissed and accidentally broke his TV. Based on that alone, people immediately jump to the conclusion that he needs to seek professional help? Give me a fucking break.
Honestly, I'm more concerned about the people that claim they've never thrown something out of anger or frustration. I've punched a wall before due to frustration. Hell, when I was in Highschool, my music teacher punched a chalkboard due to frustration and it's not like he was an unbalanced or unstable person. He was just frustrated. It happens and it's human. But these people that claim it's something more serious than it clearly is, perhaps they should be the ones to contact a shrink. Seriously, it's just not normal to go through your entire life with nothing ever aggravating you to that point. It honestly sounds like those people might be emotionally suppressed due to any number of reasons.
Now don't get me wrong, there are healthier ways to vent your frustration than breaking your television. But come on people, trying to suggest this guy is unstable or something is fucking stupid. He was frustrated, he threw something vent his frustration and accidentally broke his TV. It was an accident. It happens. Jesus Christ, it's not some hidden deep mental issue at work here (well, I mean, I don't know the guy but based solely off the information we have). These people claiming otherwise must have lived the most sheltered lives imaginable.
Yeah, this game can trigger you in ways you never thought possible. Losing to the most ridiculous RNG related crap, having an opponent with an empty hand topdeck into their one and only out, losing to bad players that make outrageous misplays for any number of reasons, etc. And the weird thing is, this is quite literally the only game I play that actually makes me this angry (albeit rarely), and yet I still play it.
That being said though, I play relatively casually and after the first month or so of an expansion, I pretty much go into auto-pilot, doing my daily/weekly quests and getting my occasional Tavern Brawl freebie pack. The more aggravating BS I run into, the quicker I simply resort back to an auto-pilot mindset. When rank resets, I'll climb back to either Rank 5 Diamond or Legend, depending entirely how I feel about it (and again, usually depending on how annoyed I get during the ladder climb), then go back on auto-pilot. I've asked myself more than once why I continue playing because there have been several times I'll catch still playing while having 0 fun because something pissed me off. Once I realize that, I pretty much force myself to turn the game off.
I have taken occasional hiatuses from the game, taking a few months off and even uninstalling once or twice, but new expansion excitement always reels me back in and for a time, I'll really enjoy the new content. Playing with the new cards, making new decks and having a lot fun with it. But eventually, the meta settles and before long, the few Tier 1 meta decks are discovered and you find yourself playing 90% of your games against the exact same 3 or 4 decks over and over and over and it just becomes stale as shit.