Normally nice people can get rather scary when they are angry.
By megamatt
@megamatt (14292)
United States
May 11, 2010 9:14am CST
There is a very common phrase that I hear now and again. "This person is really nice but when they're mad, you know it." I find this phrase to be true. There are a lot of people who are nice and have no cross words to say about anyone ninety nine times out of a hundred. However, when they are mad, boy do you know it. I think its because we are not used to seeing them in this state, it looks a lot more vicious than a person who we are used to seeing angry. Have you ever had the experience of being near a person who was nice most of the time getting angry? Looking forward to reading your responses.
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13 responses
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
Yes, indeed. A lot of well adjusted people do get thrown up to the highest levels possible. It is almost frightening. The angrier people do not get to these levels. Also, agree about the edit button. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@alocure (370)
• United States
11 May 10
lol its very true like this girl i went to school with, she would not bother anyone at all people would pick on her and everything. until she one day decided to completely go off on people. And when she went off she was throwing chairs and yelling saying so you wannna mess with huh huh? and her face was really red. i was scared for myself, even though i didn't even pick on her. lol
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
11 May 10
Yes, I have heard of incidents like that happening. Someone in my school got irritated at someone before and threw a lock(from a locker) at them. This person never really was angry and was rather quiet most of the time. I guess this person just kept pushing them and they finally hit their breaking point. It is almost funny in a twisted way, that normally angry people might just yell themselves hoarse when they get made but when people who are nice will retort with violence. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@dreamsharmin (2281)
• China
11 May 10
Yes i had experience. Not had still have. My room mate she is very quite and nice. But when she angry oh no. Just like a bomb bust. She really become rather scary.
But she is very nice. That's why sometime i don't like quite people. But all are not same some really nice.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
Yes, it is kind of that explosion that wipes everyone out. Even if you are not the person who they are getting angry at, you have to duck and run. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@Candymin (145)
• China
12 May 10
That's true. People who are nice most of the time are really horrible when he/she getting angry. I haven't come across a person in such temperament but I heard of such things from my friend. The very nice person did scare many of his friends when he screaming and shouting and getting mad. I'm afraid the situation has reached this nice person's limitation and brought forward the outbreak of his inner feelings all of a sudden.
Have a nice time and happy mylotting!
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
Consider yourself lucky that you have not come across it. Trust me, it is an experience that you will not personally forget. It just proves we all have a breaking point and some when they break, it can be very ugly, especially when that breaking point is very far away. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@jologs07 (36)
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12 May 10
You can't see people calm when mad. That's normal to all, that when your angry you can't control your temper. Everything will just burst and bad words comes out in your mouth that you don't care about the people that hear it. So, nice people really scary when angry and its normal.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
Yes it does seem to be. With those people that are rarely mad though it does seem like that dam that bursts that has the floodgates come out. Or that bomb that explodes. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@danielthamrin (79)
• Indonesia
12 May 10
hii megamatt,
yeah, i think i got the point...
person who looks so nice suddenly can change into the tiger and we just think O My Gog is it true what i see...
but, it is very normal that someone can get angry, when someone angry he/she forgets who they are, and just get mad like someone we do not know.
we, as his/her friens should give an advice but wait untill he/she not angry.
petty scarry when someone we know so patient,nice but suddenly angry, so scared.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
Indeed it is quite a shock. When we see it, we stand there, wondering what happened. Then we take a step back. Then we wonder what could have happened. It is truly an surreal and often terrifying experience. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
11 May 10
I am very much like that myself. I am such a calm person and I always let things get extreme before I blow my top. However, when I blow my top everyone around me had better watch out. I don't often get that way but when I do most everyone backs out of my way.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
11 May 10
Yes, it tends to be much worse when you are calm all of the time. I am not an angry person by any means. However, it is not like I am a calm person but still when my temper goes off, it tends to be quite spectacularly. I guess something can be said for keeping it all it. Eventually the build up will cause you to blow your top. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
11 May 10
We have a few long time customers where I work who are the nicest people normally but apparently have a really vicious temper if something/someone rubs them the wrong way. I'm always shocked to hear that about super nice people but I guess it stands to reason. I think a lot of the time it's not so much that they're worse than other people when they're angry as it is just such a contrast from their usual demeanor - it seems worse than it really is. Now when I deal with those irrepressibly chipper people I always wonder what it's like when they're mad!
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
11 May 10
I think this is just a matter of usualness. the things which we dont expect to be like others when they do we surprised. that is a simple and easier way to think towards these things. i think the same is with people. we dont expect them to be angry generally and when they get angry they seems not good and we feel scary.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
12 May 10
For sure. We are caught so much off guard by these people being angry that are not so angry normally. I mean, people who lose their cool all of the time, that's just another day. People who do not, it is so much of a shock. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
23 May 10
Nice people are also human beings, they have sentiments, feelings, so when such people get angry, they become scary, uncontrollable too. I had a fellow professor, very cool normally, but if you see him in anger?OMG he behaves as a mad man..
Thanks for sharing.
Welcome always.
Cheers.
Prof
@kharlav (1669)
• Philippines
11 May 10
This, to me, is true. I know a lot of nice people who are scary when they get mad. I even want to cry when they scold or get mad at someone else, that's how scary they look. I think this is because, we just get used to their niceness and patience that we get really shocked when they get mad or scold someone.
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
11 May 10
Yes, very, very true. People who get angry all of the time, you kind of get numb to it after a while. It happens, you shrug your shoulders, and get on with the rest of the day. Nice people getting angry on the other hand, that does tend to leave a bit more of a lasting impression. Thank you for your response, it is much appreciated and it contributed to the topic well. Have a nice day and thanks.
@ndubose (418)
• United States
11 May 10
Well I can personally say that I am one of those nice people that you don't want to cross I can be sweet as pie, but when I don't agree with something watch out. case in point I was enrolled in a debate class and the topic was "Welfare" I was on the side that was for making mothers on Welfare obtain a job in order to receive the funds. Lets just say at the end of the class no one liked me because I stuck to my point of view that I work, pay taxes and I feel that nothing in life comes for free and so they can work just like I can. My teacher felt that I did a great job and offered me a position on the debate team. In my eyes when I get angry I just can't help myself... Crazy and Scary there is no control. Well California ended up passing the law anyway called Welfare to Work and there are a lot of people that still fell they should get the money without the effort. Hey I know that I love my job and sometimes I don't feel like going but I have to in order to pay the bills....Okay I'm getting started....Beware of the nice smile and great charm it gets you every time...:)
• Denmark
7 Jul 13
I am a person who is angry on a lot people but I do not show it.
I am level headed I do not lose perspective when I get angry.
being passive is what makes the difference.
there is no risk that ill act violently.
unless something serious happens ill rather make a schemes to get revenge.