Do you smile even when you are mad?

United States
January 16, 2010 7:31am CST
I try not to let things bother me so when I am mad or upset instead of crying my eyes out I try to bare it and smile. I admitt sometimes it is really hard to do. When someone makes me mad or tries purposly to upset me I smile. This actually makes the person madder. I do understand why some people thrive off making others mad and tring to make them miserable. I would not do that to anyone else. Some people just don't have anything else to do but pick on others. Which is not a good thing at all! I think it is a very poor quality in a person to do such a rediculous thing. It is quite saddening.
9 responses
• United States
19 Jan 10
sometimes I smile when I am mad my crew knows that if I start laughing uncontrollable at work then they need to stay out of my way because I am really mad
• France
17 Jan 10
I have to admit that I'm one of those who is probably over sensitif, I get easily disturbed when people upset me. I've have tried to change over the years, and I thank God that know I know how to control my feelings in front of the public. The only one who have seen me cry since last year is my boyfriend, and he's always there to shed away my tears :)
@meticulo (1286)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I guess it's rude when you smile to someone who feels mad. It will make the person madder, right! I do respect people's feelings so it is not my attitude to make the other person feeling a loser but if the other person is no longer in front of me I guess I can smile about the whole situation. I have experience that sometimes but I don't smile in front of them, it's rude I guess.
• Estonia
17 Jan 10
I just can't smile when I am angry. I think my face looks serious, even mad, but that's when I really am mad. If I am mad at someone, I want to let him know, that he/she has made me mad, that he/she did wrong and has to somehow make it up.
@sublime03 (2339)
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
I have to admit I am a genius pretending I am happy by smiling. Each day is a challenge since I always put a smile on my face even when my world is upside down. I look so haggard each day because in the inside I have so much kept there that I just want to cry all day. But yes, I do smile even when I am mad. I have to admit, it makes my life a little more brighter when I pretend to be happy by smiling.
• Philippines
17 Jan 10
Hi Tuckersheri, Working in a different environment really kept me on my toes now. In a way, I have learned my lessons well especially on how to handle intrigues and people pushing their weights around. At first, I usually reacted them with the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" way. It did not do good in a way as it created a different image for me. Now, I have learned to "play around". It is not always good to react to things every time you hear them. It is not always good to comment on what people say. It pays to just listen and offer a smile without commenting anything. I always keep it in mind that some people will be happy if they are successful in making me angry --- so I try not to appear angry (even if I am, deep inside ...grrrr). In order not to hear comments from people who have nothing to do but pick on others, I drown them in the beautiful music that I listen from my iPod. That way, I hear no evil!
@nautilus33 (1827)
16 Jan 10
Hi! Sometimes I do smile, even when I am mad. If someone make some joke I can laugh even if I am angry! And there were many moments like that, when I was angry to some friend of mine or to a student at my work, but suddenly someone says something funny and no matter how mad I am, if it is really funny I always laugh! I have a great sense of humor and I love jokes!
@mammy71 (69)
• United States
16 Jan 10
I try not to let things bother me to much but i am emotional person .... i try to keep a smile on my face learned this early in life ... it sure makes you feel good and you will be surprised who smiles back at you .. try it some times when walking through the mall etc.. it does work .
• Philippines
16 Jan 10
sometimes yes and other times no...because if im really mad i'll cry really hard...i don't really vent my anger to the person who made me mad...because i know that is bad and it'll just cause misunderstandings and quarrels..and i don't like it when somebody gets mad at me..i really feel rejected that way...if it's just a small matter i just smile and ignore it cause i know that frowning is ugly XD....i mean even if i'm mad..and then i'll go walk into the streets then i'll pass by some one i know i smile at them..smiling makes my anger fade away..^^