I'm not actually a violent person, though I'll admit that I use violent imagery in my vocabulary fairly frequently for effect. I say these things because it is the most comfortable way for me to deal with my frustrations with people, and their stupidity. And stupidity get on my nerves.
My go to phrase right now is "punch [so-and-so] in the face". It is not something I would literally do, unless my family were physically in danger. I would like to say I would do so to defend myself, but I fear I might not have the wherewithal to actually defend myself the way I sometimes imagine I might. Nonetheless, I certainly wouldn't punch a coworker in the face because they are stupid. However, I do get the frustration that leads me to utter those words fairly often.
I've considered "punched in the eye" and "punched in the throat", but they don't roll off the tongue for me.
Anywho, I'm considering that maybe I shouldn't say such things. I'm not sure what the appropriate words for my frustration might be, otherwise. Just saying I'm frustrated doesn't really communicate my feelings, nor does it have the cathartic and somewhat comical release that the fake threat seems to hold for me.
I don't worry about this, since I'm not a worrier to begin with, but I wonder about whether it's healthy to talk like this. My old crazy boss used to say she wanted to strangle people. But she was crazy.
So. There ya go. There are a couple people at work that I want to smack in the face - figuratively, really. But I won't. And it's even more likely that they will simply get a look. My face is apparently more expressive than I can control. I will never play poker.
