[ItsAlwaysSunny]

How do you react when you are really stressed, mad, offended, etc.?

[Alexz]

I don't really get mad or offended. Just frustrated or put off. People rarely realize. I generally take a good look at them and just turn around and go do something productive. :P

[hmm]

really stressed --> need for time alone to deal with everything becomes vital
mad --> depends on who/what it's directed at. (if at self: think in circles, get mad for thinking in circles, think straight, solve problem..if I haven't been distracted already. If at other(s): ultimately, after a while of madness has passed, dismiss getting more mad as waste of time and energy and move on. If at thing, do something else..)
offended --> can't remember last time I really felt offended..

Why do you ask anyway?

[RyRyMini]

I usually become quiet and give short responses to people. If I'm mad at a certain person and they keep pestering me, then I'll probably end up saying something rude enough so that they go away.

[Kadence]

When I'm mad I usually just do nothing, I sort of pout, honestly. I don't try to get involved in any conversation with anyone. sometimes I clean, but other times I just vent.

Stressed... I don't really get stressed much, but when I do I kind of get hyserical. I pretend to be angry or serious but everybody just laughs at me so I start laughing no matter how hard I try to keep a straight face. Which, in turn, makes it funny and not so stressed.

When I get offended I try to make the offender feel guilty. I keep killer eye contact and try to make it look like I can see into their soul. I try to make it look like it didn't offend me, but it I was bothered by how inappropriate or unthoughtful it was. I might avoid them or give them the cold shoulder for a while. I don't remember anyone ever apologizing for offenses, though. I've found it quite strange because you'd think that somebody would feel bad after what they had just said, but I wonder if it's because I tried not to seem affected by it so they thought it was no big deal. I don't know. :/

In any case, if you're an intimate friend or family member, you don't want to be near me when I'm upset. I don't let people who I'm not close to see that I'm upset though.

[Paphorial]

I usually become quiet and give short responses to people. If I'm mad at a certain person and they keep pestering me, then I'll probably end up saying something rude enough so that they go away.

Yeah, me too.. Although I'm always bothered with what I didn't say.

[LeonardoLestat]

I try not to get angry, cos getting angry at someone does not solve anything and usually makes you more egotistical (which is the natural response, because when youre frustrated by someone you assert yourself, and that's what being angry really is) - I try to look at the situation from different perspectives, and try to understand instead of being judgmental about the situation (¨you're a bad person"); I try my best to explain the situation to the other person, how he or she is treating me incorrectly, and to make them understand why it is upsetting for me instead of just saying 'I WANT SOMETHING FUCKING NOW', because that usually does not work out correctly, in the long run anyway; you'd need a psychic that has a master degree in psychology for people to understand you THAT intuitively.

I generally have problems accepting anger as rational behavior, although it's an acceptable emotion to me... I never fight too; we don't get anywhere by just getting angry when you don't like something - people will get angry back at you, and there's no end. Plus, I don't particularly like getting hurt when I do something wrong and don't realize I shouldn't do that, so I try not to do that to others.
Heh, imagine your boss at work beating you up or locking you up in a 'punishment room' because you f*cked up at work

So ah... I try not to get angry and deal with the situation rationally. I try to, I try. :-)

When I'm stressed out I put things and situations in order.

When I'm offended I express "Idiot."

[Wendixy]

Stressed out - Lose my mind and do not think before I say something.
Offended - I'll be very defensive, and I might yell at the person.
Angry - Rage at something, just not a person :s


If someone offends me, I'll be calm at first... but I'll lose it later zahahaha.

[Soma]

When I'm upset Ill usually hold it in and avoid reacting until I understand whats going on. Usually to avoid any misunderstandings, I don't want to be a catalyst for something worse. I try my hardest to avoid feeding my ego, so usually I will think of the other person first to understand their view point and how I may have effected them. Trying to quell your emotions in the moment is difficult though and its especially difficult to think when you are upset, So I will usually hold out until I can calm down and think straight.

[whist]

I usually glower and sulk but try not to show it too much. In the end, though, I always get upset with myself for some reason...:(