Just count to 20...

[_Janny_]

We've all been there - you're just minding your own business, trying to concentrate on something, when that mother-of-all annoying person gets in you face. No matter if he/she's yapping on the phone or complaining, that always gets on your nerves. What do you do? I for one close my eyes and count to 20 in my head. But that doesn't always work. So I ask you my dear Escapees:

What do you do to calm yourself down in these situations (short of punching him/her)?

 

[_Janny_]

Depends entirely on context.

I meant the general trivial complaints that don't mean anything to you, like "oh man, why is it snowing outside, I wanna go show off my new skirt in that club!"

 

[Mushroomfreak111]

I rarely ever manage to calm down... I'll explode like that. I do eat to calm my nerves tho, unhealthy foods so yah...

 

[Levitas1234]

I just ignore my mom when she is bitching.

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

I intensely visualize punching them. Over and over and over.

 

[Punisher A.J.]

Well I'm not sure I calm the situation..... my humor, temper, or wit certainly don't help the situation.... but I get my way so i'm good.

 

[waterhazard]

Just a long sssssshhhhh or I just tell them to shut the fuck up they usually do.

 

[Jaranja]

Just a long sssssshhhhh or I just tell them to shut the fuck up they usually do.

Haha, the long shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh does wonders. It has to be really long though.

 

[Xojins]

I would say "Get out of my face" if they were actually doing that... but I like to think of all possible scenarios that play out. That usually takes long enough to distract me that it calms me down.

 

[Captain Schpack]

Close my eyes and focus. Not on anything imparticular. Just concentrate

 

[Kuchinawa212]

Ignore them
Just like they don't even exist. Works for me.

And then maybe come back for a another try

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I just sit there and wait for them to pass by and move on...should this type of person engage me in conversation however i answer some questions of their's until they leave

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Most people know not to bother me like that. A subtle glare is usually enough to make them go away.

To calm down, I meditate (yes, I've figured a way to meditate standing up while working. Don't ask)

 

[Russian_Assassin]

Spoiler: My magical cure for when I am pissed off:

Unhealthy, I know, but then again I don't plan on living a billion years.

 

[orangebandguy]

Yell at them, if I can make it reasonable or if they are annoying many people at once.

 

[funguy2121]

If you don't think it will result in fisticuffs then I say, fuck it, call them out. I'd probably try to be polite but firm, at least at first. So what was your situation? Was it like this?

(Guy shouting into phone, although not apparently angry)"No, the doc checked me out. Huh? No, I sa-no, I said IT'S NOT HERPES!"

If so, I personally wouldn't be able to resist saying something to him.

 

[Tonimata]

FLOWCHART TIME!!

Unsheathe knife
1 Does the person shut up and go away?
Yes: Proceed with whatever the hell you were doing
No: Unfold knife blade and proceed to 2
2 Does the person continue to be bothersome?
Yes: Make gestures implying his inminent stabbing and proceed to 3
No: Return to 1
3 Is the person genuinely scared of you holding a knife and the intention to end his/her life?
Yes: Go back to 2
No: Proceed with the repeated insertion of the knife into the numbskull's... skull and proceed to 4
4 Is the person dead?
Yes: Eat the corpse and eliminate all trace of proof in the form of bloodstains, clothing and possessions and forge an airtight alibi.
No: Return to 3

If all else fails, nuke that sucka!

 

[SmartIdiot]

I just go with the good ol' 'Fuck off' then refuse to give them any more interaction. Trust me it drives people crazy.

 

[Cowabungaa]

The rest of my family (especially mum and dad) are like that 90% of the time (like, as I type this). Hence, I just lock myself in my room and try to ignore them. They're annoying people, I try to avoid them. Sadly I can't all the time, and it pisses me off.

 

[GodofDisaster]

Try and reason with them, if that fails. Then I will take, my sword go outside to my back garden where no one can see me. And practice my swinging, (It clams me down.) The best thing about that is, the person yelling at me, won't go near and even if their shouting from a distance I just ignore them.